Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ruther Glen:
  • 37.928916, -77.456877
  • 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 Ruther Glen

• 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
  • Since Ruther Glen is near Hanover County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William 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 Ruther Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruther Glen ...

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.

• Bagdad
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bagdad is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Cedar Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
• Gum Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gum Tree is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
• Hart Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hart Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Corner
• Houstons Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Houstons Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstons Corner
• Ladysmith
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladysmith is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
• Little River Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little River Crossing is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
• McDuff
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McDuff is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuff
• Oliver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oliver is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Poplar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplar is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
• Signboard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Signboard is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signboard
• Swans Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Swans Corner is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Corner

How Far From Ruther Glen to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ruther Glen and extending to:

• Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ruther Glen to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,536 miles [7,300 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'