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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 Ruthville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruthville 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 Ruthville:
- 36.438672, -88.797002
- 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 Ruthville
- 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 Weakley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weakley County
- Since Ruthville is near Obion County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Ruthville
Communities Also Named Ruthville ...
We found three communities that are also named Ruthville.
Within Tennessee, the name Ruthville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Butler County
- Although located in Butler County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Ruthville.
- North Dakota
- Ward County
- This Ruthville is located in Ward County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ruthville that is located in Weakley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Ruthville.
- Virginia
- Charles City County
- This Ruthville is located in Charles City County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ruthville that is located in Weakley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Ruthville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruthville ...
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.
- Camp Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Chestnut Glade
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Glade is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Glade
- Dukedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dukedom is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
- Fancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Pilot Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Oak is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Ruthville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ruthville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ruthville and extending to:
- Dresden, which is the Seat of Weakley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ruthville to Dresden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruthville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ruthville 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 Ruthville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4387, Longitude: -88.7970 In this case, the coordinates for Ruthville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.072 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.503 degrees. |
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