Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ronk:
  • 37.405957, -80.640068
  • 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 Ronk

• 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Ronk is near Monroe County and also Craig County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig 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 Ronk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ronk ...

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.

• Assurance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
• Bluff City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Gray Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gray Sulphur Springs is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Sulphur Springs
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Maybrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maybrook is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
• Mountain Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
• Mountain View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Peterstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <1>
• Ripplemead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripplemead is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
• Rock Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rock Camp is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
• Staytide ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Staytide is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staytide

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

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

• Pearisburg, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ronk to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,698 miles [7,560.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'