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we pass this GPS location for Ridgeview Heights:
33.793717, -84.854106
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We found four communities that share the name Ridgeview Heights.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Ridgeview Heights.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Georgia ...
Muscogee County
This Ridgeview Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the south of the Ridgeview Heights that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Ridgeview Heights.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Indiana
Allen County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ridgeview Heights [Allen County].
Kentucky
Kenton County
This Ridgeview Heights is located in Kenton County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgeview Heights that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Ridgeview Heights.
Tennessee
Knox County
This Ridgeview Heights is located in Knox County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ridgeview Heights that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Ridgeview Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgeview Heights ...
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.
Arbor Walk (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgeview Heights and extending to:
Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ridgeview Heights to Dallas, with an average speed<4> 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Ridgeview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgeview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7937, Longitude: -84.8541 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ridgeview Heights 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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Ridgeview Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.53 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.002 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.459 degrees.