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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 Crescent Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent 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 Crescent Ridge:
- 32.520697, -84.979099
- 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 Crescent 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Crescent Ridge is near Russell County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Crescent Ridge
Communities Also Named Crescent Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Crescent Ridge.
Within Georgia, the name Crescent Ridge is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Crescent Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crescent Ridge that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Crescent Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent 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.
- Bibb City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Candlestick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
- City Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dinglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
- Double Churches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
- Edgewood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Fox Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Green Island Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
- Hunters Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
- Lincoln Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peppertree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Ranch Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Twin Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Victory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
How Far From Crescent 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 Crescent Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crescent Ridge and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Crescent Ridge to Atlanta, 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 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crescent Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Crescent 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 Crescent Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5207, Longitude: -84.9791 In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.538 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.80 degrees. |
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