Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ruffins Ferry:
  • 37.567366, -76.904965
  • 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 Ruffins Ferry

• 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 New Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Kent County
  • Since Ruffins Ferry is near King William County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Ruffins Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruffins Ferry ...

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.

• Carps Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carps Corner is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carps Corner
• Courthouse Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
• Gordon Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
• King and Queen Court House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • King and Queen Court House is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King and Queen Court House
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King and Queen Court House <1>
• Lanesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lanesville is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
• Little Plymouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Plymouth is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plymouth
• Log Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
• Plum Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
• Poplar Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Grove is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Riverview Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverview Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
• Romancoke
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Romancoke is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
• Shanghai
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shanghai is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Slaterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slaterville is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville
• Truhart
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Truhart is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truhart

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

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

• New Kent, which is the Seat of New Kent County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Ruffins Ferry to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,948 miles [9,572.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'