Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ramsdell

• 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 Ramsdell:
  • 35.191717, -100.440960
  • 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 Ramsdell

• 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 Wheeler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
  • Since Ramsdell is near Collingsworth County and also Gray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Collingsworth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gray 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 Ramsdell

Communities Also Named Ramsdell ...

We found one communities that are also named Ramsdell.

Within Texas, the name Ramsdell is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Ramsdell in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Idaho
    • Benewah County
    • This Ramsdell is located in Benewah County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ramsdell that is located in Wheeler County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Ramsdell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsdell ...

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.

• Back
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Back is located in Gray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back
• Fuller
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Fuller is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Howardwick
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Howardwick is located in Donley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
• Magic City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
• Quail
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Quail is located in Collingsworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail <2>
• Rockledge
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Rockledge is located in Donley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
• Shamrock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
• Twitty
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty

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

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

• Wheeler, which is the Seat of Wheeler County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ramsdell to Wheeler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'