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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgewood Heights 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 Ridgewood Heights:
- 33.827883, -84.445763
- 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 Heights
- 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 Ridgewood Heights is near Cobb County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Ridgewood Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Ridgewood Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Ridgewood Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Ridgewood Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgewood Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ridgewood Heights.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Ridgewood Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ridgewood Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Ridgewood Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Ridgewood Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ridgewood Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Ridgewood Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgewood 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.
- Bolton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- De Foor Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Ellen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellen is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
- Farmstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmstead is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Hills Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hills Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Postwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Postwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
- Powers Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Treetop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Treetop is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop
How Far From Ridgewood Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgewood Heights and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgewood Heights to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Ridgewood Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8279, Longitude: -84.4458 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgewood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.291 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.731 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.29 degrees. |
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