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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 Ruthbelle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruthbelle 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 Ruthbelle:
- 39.507588, -79.643107
- 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 Ruthbelle
- 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Ruthbelle is near Garrett County and also Monongalia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia 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 Ruthbelle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruthbelle ...
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.
- Bull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Camp Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ground is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Cascade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cranesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Heathers Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Herring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Kanes Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Kingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Ford is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ford
- Little Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Masontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oriole ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Salt Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Sugar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Valley Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
How Far From Ruthbelle 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 Ruthbelle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ruthbelle and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruthbelle to Charleston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,694 miles [10,772.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,569 miles [7,353.1 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 from Point A (ie- Ruthbelle) 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 Ruthbelle 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 Ruthbelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5076, Longitude: -79.6431 In this case, the coordinates for Ruthbelle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.416 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.605 degrees. |
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