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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 High Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 High Ridge:
    • 32.062651, -85.894953
    • 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 High Ridge
  • 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 High Ridge ...

We found seven communities that share the name High Ridge.

Within Alabama, the name High Ridge is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This High Ridge is located in Fairfield County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the High Ridge that is located in Bullock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of High Ridge.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the High Ridge that is located in Bullock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of High Ridge.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of High Ridge [Cook County].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This High Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the High Ridge that is located in Bullock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of High Ridge.
      • Howard County
      • This High Ridge is located in Howard County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast of the High Ridge that is located in Bullock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of High Ridge.
    • Missouri
      • Jefferson County
      • This High Ridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the High Ridge that is located in Bullock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of High Ridge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This High Ridge is located in Dauphin County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the High Ridge that is located in Bullock County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of High Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Ridge ...

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.

  • Bread Tray Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bread Tray Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
    • Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
  • Bruceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
    • Bruceville is located in Bullock County
  • China Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
    • China Grove is located in Pike County
  • Cornerstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
    • Cornerstone is located in Bullock County
  • Hector
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
    • Hector is located in Bullock County
  • Hooks Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossroads
    • Hooks Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Jenkins Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
    • Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
  • Postoak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Bullock County
  • Stills Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stills Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Crossroads
    • Stills Crossroads is located in Pike County

How Far From High Ridge to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Ridge and extending to:

  • Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from High Ridge to Union Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0627, Longitude: -85.8950       In this case, the coordinates for High Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that High Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 High Ridge 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 313.044 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.355 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.248 degrees.




 

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