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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 Ramoth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramoth 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 Ramoth:
    • 38.422070, -77.469428
    • 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 Ramoth
  • 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
    • Since Ramoth is near Fredericksburg City and also Fauquier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fauquier 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 Ramoth

Communities Also Named Ramoth ...

We found one communities that are also named Ramoth.

Within Virginia, the name Ramoth is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Ramoth in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ramoth [Buncombe County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramoth ...

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.

  • Apple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Apple Grove is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Bells Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bells Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
  • Bowers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bowers is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
  • Chapel View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chapel View is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel View
  • Coal Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
  • Cobblestone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Cranes Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
  • Cranewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cranewood is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
  • Elizabeth Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • England Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • England Run is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
  • Fritters Lane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fritters Lane is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Lane
  • Greenridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenridge is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Heritage Commons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
    • Heritage Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Heritage Oaks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
    • Hickory Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hunters Pond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunters Pond is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pond
    • Ivyglen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivyglen is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyglen
    • King James Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • King James Village is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
    • Liberty Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Place is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Place
    • Long Branch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Long Branch is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Meadowlark
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Meadowlark is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Old Homestead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Old Homestead is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
    • Park Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Park Ridge is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Patriots Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Patriots Landing is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Landing
    • Peach Lawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
    • Peacock Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Peacock Station is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Station
    • Peppermint Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Peppermint Forest is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Forest
    • Quail Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Run is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Raintree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Raintree is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
    • Rolling Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Roseville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roseville is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Roseville Heights is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Heights
    • Settlers Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Seven Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Shadow Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
    • Skidmore Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Skidmore Corner is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Corner
    • Sky Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sky Terrace is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Terrace
    • Skywoods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Skywoods is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skywoods
    • Stone River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stone River is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
    • Summerwind
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Summerwind is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
    • Summerwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Summerwood is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
    • Twin Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Vintage Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks

How Far From Ramoth to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ramoth to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ramoth and extending to:

  • Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ramoth to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 over two days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,517 miles [7,269.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ramoth 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 county. 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramoth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ramoth 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 Ramoth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4221, Longitude: -77.4694       In this case, the coordinates for Ramoth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.172 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.687 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.075 degrees.