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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 North Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 North Ridge:
    • 33.089845, -85.056328
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Ridge
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named North Ridge ...

We found eleven communities that share the name North Ridge.

Within Georgia, the name North Ridge is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of North Ridge [New Castle County].
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of North Ridge [Woodson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of North Ridge [Clay County].
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This North Ridge is located in Howard County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of North Ridge.
    • New Brunswick
      • This North Ridge lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This North Ridge is located in Niagara County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of North Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This North Ridge is located in Pitt County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of North Ridge.
    • Ontario
      • This North Ridge lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<3> to the north of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This North Ridge is located in Orangeburg County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<3> to the east of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of North Ridge.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This North Ridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This North Ridge is located in Davis County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the North Ridge that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of North Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

  • Beaver Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
    • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
  • Creek Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Eagles Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
  • Holly Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
  • Meadowlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
  • Riverwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Riverwood is located in Troup County
  • Sassafrass Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafrass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
    • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
  • Sunny Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • View Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
    • View Pointe is located in Troup County
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Troup County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Ridge and extending to:

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from North Ridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that North Ridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 North Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0898, Longitude: -85.0563       In this case, the coordinates for North Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 North Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.615 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.002 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.702 degrees.




 

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