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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 Eden Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eden Ridge 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 Eden Ridge:
- 33.336223, -86.879713
- 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 Eden Ridge
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Eden Ridge is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Eden Ridge
Communities Also Named Eden Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Eden Ridge.
Within Alabama, the name Eden Ridge is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Eden Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eden Ridge [Sullivan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eden 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.
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Laceys Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
- Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Paramount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paramount is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Rolling Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Roy Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roy Ford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Ford
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shades Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shades Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Run
- Shadywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadywood
- Weeping Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weeping Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Oaks
- Whispering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Eden 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 Eden Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eden Ridge and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eden Ridge to Birmingham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eden Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eden Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Eden Ridge 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 Eden Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3362, Longitude: -86.8797 In this case, the coordinates for Eden Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.366 degrees. |
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