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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 Ramp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramp 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 Ramp:
- 37.750397, -80.822864
- 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 Ramp
- 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 Summers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers County
- Since Ramp is near Raleigh County and also Greenbrier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier 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 Ramp
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramp ...
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.
- Claypool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Elton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elton is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Grassy Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Green Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hix
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hix is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Lockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockbridge is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbridge
- Meadow Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Meadow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Creek is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek
- Sandstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tina ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tina is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
How Far From Ramp 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 Ramp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ramp and extending to:
- Hinton, which is the Seat of Summers County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Ramp to Charleston, 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 219 miles [352.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ramp) 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 Ramp 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 Ramp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7504, Longitude: -80.8229 In this case, the coordinates for Ramp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.185 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.712 degrees. |
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