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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ruskin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruskin and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ruskin:
    • 36.160892, -87.519181
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ruskin
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Dickson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
    • Since Ruskin is near Humphreys County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Ruskin

Communities Also Named Ruskin ...

We found eight communities that are also named Ruskin.

Within Tennessee, the name Ruskin is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Ruskin lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ruskin that is located in Dickson County.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Ruskin is located in Hillsborough County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ruskin that is located in Dickson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ruskin.
    • Georgia
      • Ware County
      • This Ruskin is located in Ware County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ruskin that is located in Dickson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Ruskin.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Ruskin is located in Rice County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ruskin that is located in Dickson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Ruskin.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Ruskin is located in Jackson County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ruskin that is located in Dickson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ruskin.
    • Nebraska
      • Nuckolls County
      • This Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ruskin that is located in Dickson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nuckolls County community of Ruskin.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Ruskin is located in Bladen County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east of the Ruskin that is located in Dickson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Ruskin.
    • Ohio
      • Wyandot County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Wyandot County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Ruskin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruskin ...

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.

  • Berry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Berry is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Few Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Few Chapel is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Few Chapel
  • Fleetvile ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleetvile is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetvile
  • Hortense
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hortense is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Jason Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
  • Marthas Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marthas Chapel is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Chapel
  • Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
  • Spring Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stony Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Tennessee City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
  • Yellow Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

How Far From Ruskin 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 Ruskin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruskin and extending to:

  • Charlotte, which is the Seat of Dickson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ruskin to Charlotte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruskin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ruskin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ruskin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruskin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1609, Longitude: -87.5192       In this case, the coordinates for Ruskin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.255 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.321 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.008 degrees.