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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 River Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River 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 River Ridge:
    • 34.229816, -85.216341
    • 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 River Ridge
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since River Ridge is near Polk County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 River Ridge

Communities Also Named River Ridge ...

We found seven communities that are also named River Ridge.

Within Georgia, the name River Ridge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of River Ridge [Monroe County].
      • Pike County
      • This River Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the River Ridge that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of River Ridge.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of River Ridge [Kendall County].
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This River Ridge is located in Clark County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the north of the River Ridge that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of River Ridge.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • This River Ridge is located in Harlan County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the north northeast of the River Ridge that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of River Ridge.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This River Ridge is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the River Ridge that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of River Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This River Ridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the River Ridge that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of River Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River 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.

  • Boozeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boozeville is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozeville
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Garden Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Maplewood Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
  • Merry Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • Radio Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Rollingwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rollingwood is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Saddle Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Saddle Mountain is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
    • Silver Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Six Mile
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Six Mile is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
    • Summerville Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
    • Widow Fools Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

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

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

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from River 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 River Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 River 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 River Ridge 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 River Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2298, Longitude: -85.2163       In this case, the coordinates for River Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.764 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.334 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.50 degrees.