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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 Ranch Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ranch Lake Estates 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 Ranch Lake Estates:
- 38.474257, -81.882911
- 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 Ranch Lake Estates
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Ranch Lake Estates is near Kanawha County and also Cabell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cabell 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 Ranch Lake Estates
Communities Also Named Ranch Lake Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Ranch Lake Estates.
Within West Virginia, the name Ranch Lake Estates is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Ranch Lake Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Ranch Lake Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the south of the Ranch Lake Estates that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ranch Lake Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ranch Lake Estates ...
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.
- Amandaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Black Betsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
- Cheyenne Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cheyenne Valley is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
- Eleanor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hometown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Nitro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Raymond City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Red House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Branch is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scary is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scary
How Far From Ranch Lake Estates 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 Ranch Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ranch Lake Estates and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Ranch Lake Estates to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ranch Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ranch Lake Estates 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 Ranch Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4743, Longitude: -81.8829 In this case, the coordinates for Ranch Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.811 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.932 degrees. |
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