Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ridgeview Forest:
  • 33.904547, -84.362426
  • 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 Ridgeview Forest

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Ridgeview Forest is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Ridgeview Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgeview Forest ...

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.

• Coldstream
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Derby Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
• Dunwoody
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunwoody is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunwoody <1>
• Forest Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
• Hidden Branches
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
• Misty Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
• Powers Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
• Redfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
• Sandy Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Springs <1>
• Starlight Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
• Trailridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
• Village Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill

How Far From Ridgeview Forest 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 Ridgeview Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ridgeview Forest and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ridgeview Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 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 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'