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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 Mountain Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain 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 Mountain Ridge:
- 34.075377, -84.482430
- 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 Mountain 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Mountain Ridge is near Cobb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Mountain Ridge
Communities Also Named Mountain Ridge ...
We found three communities that are also named Mountain Ridge.
Within Georgia, the name Mountain Ridge is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Mountain Ridge is located in Saint Louis County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mountain Ridge that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Mountain Ridge.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mountain Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mountain Ridge that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Mountain Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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 Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Colony Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
- Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Creek View is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Deerchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
- Heritage Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Joshua Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
- Knotts Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Knotts Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
- Little River Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Misty Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
- Noonday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Pioneer Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Rocky Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Skyridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Trickum Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Mountain 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 Mountain Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Ridge and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Ridge to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Ridge) 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 Mountain Ridge, 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0754, Longitude: -84.4824 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.323 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.803 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.245 degrees. |
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