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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 Ridgway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgway 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 Ridgway:
- 37.799161, -88.260115
- 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 Ridgway
- 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Since Ridgway is near Saline County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Ridgway
Communities Also Named Ridgway ...
We found three communities that are also named Ridgway.
Within Illinois, the name Ridgway is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Ouray County
- This Ridgway is located in Ouray County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ridgway that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouray County community of Ridgway.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Ridgway is located in Hillsborough County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ridgway that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ridgway.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Ridgway is located in Elk County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ridgway that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Ridgway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgway ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Elba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Middlepoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlepoint is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Texas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Ridgway 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 village such as Ridgway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgway and extending to:
- Shawneetown, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgway to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ridgway 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 Ridgway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7992, Longitude: -88.2601 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.948 degrees. |
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