Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cardinal Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardinal Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cardinal Ridge

• 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 Cardinal Ridge:
  • 32.529314, -83.704073
  • 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 Cardinal 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Cardinal Ridge is near Peach County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Cardinal Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal 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.

• Bass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bass is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Beaver Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Doublegate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Doublegate is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Heard
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heard is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
• Houston Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston Lake is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
• Houston Lake Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Pilgrim Rest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
• Quail Meadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
• Settlers Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sleepy Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Turtle Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
• Willow Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Run is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cardinal Ridge and extending to:

• Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cardinal Ridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 576 miles [927 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'