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Communities Also Named Ritchie ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Ritchie.
Within Saskatchewan, the name Ritchie is unique.
Beyond Saskatchewan, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these twelve communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Union County
- This Ritchie is located in Union County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Ritchie.
- British Columbia
- This Ritchie lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Ritchie is located in Will County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Ritchie.
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Ritchie is located in Spencer County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Ritchie.
- Kentucky
- Knott County
- This Ritchie is located in Knott County and lies 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Ritchie.
- Louisiana
- Acadia Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ritchie [Acadia Parish].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Ritchie is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Ritchie.
- New Brunswick
- This Ritchie lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the east.
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ritchie [Stanly County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Ritchie is located in Clinton County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Ritchie.
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Ritchie is located in Claiborne County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Ritchie.
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Ritchie is located in McLennan County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Ritchie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ritchie ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Amulet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amulet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amulet
- Big Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Ceylon has also been known as:
- Ceylon Station
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Harptree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harptree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harptree
- Horizon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon
- Surprise Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Valley
- Viceroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viceroy
How Far From Ritchie to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ritchie to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ritchie and extending to:
- Regina, which is the Provincial Capital of Saskatchewan, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Ritchie to Regina, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ritchie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ritchie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ritchie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4167, Longitude: -104.9667 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ritchie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ritchie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ritchie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.023 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.643 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.442 degrees. |
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