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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 South Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South 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 South Ridge:
    • 33.742052, -84.667990
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Ridge
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named South Ridge ...

We found seven communities that share the name South Ridge.

Within Georgia, the name South Ridge is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This South Ridge is located in Hillsborough County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the South Ridge that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of South Ridge.
    • Kansas
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of South Ridge [Wilson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of South Ridge [Caddo Parish].
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This South Ridge is located in Houston County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the South Ridge that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of South Ridge.
    • New Brunswick
      • This South Ridge lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Ridge that is located in Douglas County.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula 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 Ohio community of South Ridge [Ashtabula County].
    • Virginia
      • Culpeper County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of South Ridge [Culpeper County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

  • Captains Quarters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
    • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • Carmel Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
    • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
  • Chestnut Log
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Log have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
    • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
  • County Line Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
    • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
  • County Line Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
    • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
  • English Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
    • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Heritage Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
    • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
  • Kellogg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
  • Merlin Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merlin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
    • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
  • Park Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rebel Trail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
      • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
    • Rocky Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
      • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Rolling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Skyview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
      • Skyview is located in Douglas County
    • Stoneybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
      • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Sunset Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Timber Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
      • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Trail Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
      • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County

How Far From South Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from South Ridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7421, Longitude: -84.6680       In this case, the coordinates for South Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 South Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 South 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>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.
<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 South Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.418 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.866 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.398 degrees.




 

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