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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 Ridgewood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgewood Estates 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 Ridgewood Estates:
    • 34.076488, -84.530765
    • 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 Ridgewood Estates
  • 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 Ridgewood Estates 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 Ridgewood Estates

Communities Also Named Ridgewood Estates ...

We found six communities that are also named Ridgewood Estates.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Ridgewood Estates.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Floyd County
      • This Ridgewood Estates is located in Floyd County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west of the Ridgewood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Ridgewood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Ridgewood Estates is located in Saint Clair County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ridgewood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Ridgewood Estates.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Ridgewood Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ridgewood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Ridgewood Estates.
      • Carroll County
      • This Ridgewood Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km] to the northeast of the Ridgewood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Ridgewood Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Ridgewood Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ridgewood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Ridgewood Estates.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Ridgewood Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,574 miles [2,533.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ridgewood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Ridgewood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgewood Estates ...

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 east)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Creek View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Falcon Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
  • Heritage Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Independence Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
  • Joshua Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
  • Kings Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Land of Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
  • Mountain Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Noonday
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Noonday is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Skyridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Trickum Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
    • Willow Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Woodwind Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station

How Far From Ridgewood Estates 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 Ridgewood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgewood Estates 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 Ridgewood Estates to Canton, with an average speed<2> 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 23 miles [37 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgewood Estates) 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 Ridgewood Estates 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 Ridgewood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0765, Longitude: -84.5308       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgewood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.351 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.836 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.264 degrees.