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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 Ridgway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgway 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 Ridgway:
- 28.003800, -82.493200
- 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 Ridgway
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Ridgway is near Pinellas County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco 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 Ridgway
Communities Also Named Ridgway ...
We found three communities that are also named Ridgway.
Within Florida, the name Ridgway is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Ouray County
- This Ridgway is located in Ouray County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ridgway that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouray County community of Ridgway.
- Illinois
- Gallatin County
- This Ridgway is located in Gallatin County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ridgway that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Ridgway.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Ridgway is located in Elk County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgway that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Ridgway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgway ...
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.
- Catherine City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
- Curlin Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Curlin Place is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlin Place
- Edna Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edna Court is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Court
- Edwards
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edwards is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Egypt Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Egypt Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Lake
- Fair Ground Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fair Ground Farms is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Ground Farms
- Gilberts
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilberts is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts
- Hibiscus Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hibiscus Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibiscus Gardens
- Hidden Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hidden Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Homelands
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Homelands is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
- Hunters Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Idle Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Idle Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Forest
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Idle Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Idle Grove Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Grove Park
- Karen Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Karen Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Heights
- Kirby Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kirby Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Lake View Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Lake View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake View Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Park
- Little Eleven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Eleven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eleven
- Little Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Henry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Henry
- Marco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marco is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Mitchell Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchell Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Park
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Trail
- Pine Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Plumnelly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plumnelly is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumnelly
- Princess Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Princess Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess Park
- River Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- River Haven is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
- Rose
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
- Sunray Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunray Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray Gardens
- Sunrise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunrise is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Tropical Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tropical Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Gardens
- Tuxedo Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tuxedo Springs is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Springs
- Venetian Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Venetian Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Park
- Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waco is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Willow Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pines
How Far From Ridgway 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 Ridgway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgway and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgway to Tallahassee, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ridgway 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 Ridgway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0038, Longitude: -82.4932 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.851 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.891 degrees. |
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