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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 Ridgeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland:
- 33.243173, -87.535284
- 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 Ridgeland
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Ridgeland is near Hale County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Ridgeland
Communities Also Named Ridgeland ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Ridgeland.
Within Alabama, the name Ridgeland is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Ridgeland is located in Hillsborough County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ridgeland.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Ridgeland is located in Cook County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Ridgeland.
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- This Ridgeland is located in Lafayette County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Ridgeland.
- Lowndes County
- This Ridgeland is located in Lowndes County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Ridgeland.
- Madison County
- This Ridgeland is located in Madison County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west southwest of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Ridgeland.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Ridgeland is located in Monroe County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Ridgeland.
- Ohio
- Henry County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Ridgeland.
- Jackson County
- This Ridgeland is located in Jackson County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ridgeland.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Ridgeland is located in Cumberland County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Ridgeland.
- South Carolina
- Jasper County
- This Ridgeland is located in Jasper County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Ridgeland.
- Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- This Ridgeland is located in Dunn County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ridgeland that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Ridgeland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgeland ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Covey Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Guilds Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- High Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Kennedy Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riverchase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Roselawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Twin Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Warrior Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Wood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
How Far From Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgeland and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgeland to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ridgeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Ridgeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2432, Longitude: -87.5353 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.649 degrees. |
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