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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 Long Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long 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 Long Ridge:
    • 38.587289, -84.823559
    • 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 Long 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 Long Ridge ...

We found six communities that share the name Long Ridge.

There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Long Ridge.

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

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Long Ridge is located in Cumberland County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Long Ridge that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Long Ridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Ridge that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Long Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Madison County
      • This Long Ridge is located in Madison County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Long Ridge that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Long Ridge.
      • Washington 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 North Carolina community of Long Ridge [Washington County].
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Long Ridge that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Long Ridge.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Long Ridge is located in Chesapeake City and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Ridge that is located in Owen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Long Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long 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.

  • Carson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Carroll County
  • Eagle Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
    • Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
  • Four Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Grant County
  • Holiday Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
    • Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
  • Jonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Grant County
  • Needmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Owen County
  • Pleasant Home
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
    • Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
  • Poplar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
  • Squiresville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squiresville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
    • Squiresville is located in Owen County
  • Sweet Owen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Owen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
    • Sweet Owen is located in Owen County

How Far From Long Ridge 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 Long Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Owenton, which is the Seat of Owen County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Long Ridge to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5873, Longitude: -84.8236       In this case, the coordinates for Long 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 Long 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 Long 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 312.627 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.795 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.193 degrees.




 

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