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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 Sugar Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar 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 Sugar Ridge:
    • 34.108433, -84.056854
    • 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 Sugar 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Sugar Ridge is near Forsyth County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Sugar Ridge

Communities Also Named Sugar Ridge ...

We found three communities that are also named Sugar Ridge.

Within Georgia, the name Sugar Ridge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sugar Ridge that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sugar Ridge.
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sugar Ridge.
      • Wood County
      • This Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sugar Ridge that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Sugar Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar 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.

  • Beard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beard is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
  • Carrols Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
  • Frontier Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
  • Gay Lan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
    • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
  • Gilberts Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
  • Gravel Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
  • Green Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Crossing is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Level Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
  • Pebble Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
  • Rest Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Settles Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Settles Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settles Bridge
  • Shake Rag
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shake Rag is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
  • Sugar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Ridge to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<4> 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 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Sugar Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Sugar Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sugar 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 Sugar Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1084, Longitude: -84.0569       In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.073 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.52 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.069 degrees.