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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 Mill Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill 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 Mill Ridge:
- 34.290378, -83.886013
- 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 Mill 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Mill Ridge is near Forsyth County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Mill Ridge
Communities Also Named Mill Ridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Mill Ridge.
Within Georgia, the name Mill Ridge is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Watauga County
- This Mill Ridge is located in Watauga County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mill Ridge that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Mill Ridge.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Mill Ridge is located in Albemarle County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mill Ridge that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Mill Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill 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.
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherrywood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Crown Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crown Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Fox Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Trace is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Holiday Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Keith Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Forge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
- Serene Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Serene Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
- Summer Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tanner is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Twin Rivers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Wolfs Head
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head
How Far From Mill 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 Mill Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Ridge and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Mill Ridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Ridge) 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 Mill 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 Mill Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2904, Longitude: -83.8860 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.979 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.437 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.956 degrees. |
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