Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ronan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ronan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ronan
- 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 Ronan:
- 46.363754, -117.922434
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ronan
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Ronan is near Garfield County and also Walla Walla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garfield County
- eBird sighting report for Walla Walla 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ronan ...
We found one communities that share the name Ronan.
Within Washington, the name Ronan is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Ronan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ronan ...
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.
- Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
- Long
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Mountain Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Columbia County
- Powers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Relief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Starbuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuck
- Starbuck is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starbuck <3>
- Whetstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Wild Goose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Goose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Goose
- Wild Goose is located in Columbia County
How Far From Ronan 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 Ronan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ronan and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ronan to Olympia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ronan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiaco.com/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ronan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ronan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3638, Longitude: -117.9224 In this case, the coordinates for Ronan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ronan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.071 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.002 degrees. |