Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sand Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sand Ridge
- 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 Sand Ridge:
- 41.417355, -88.328729
- 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 Sand 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Since Sand Ridge is near Kendall County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sand Ridge ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Sand Ridge.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Sand Ridge.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Jackson County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sand Ridge.
- Jackson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Logan County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Logan County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Sand Ridge.
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Sand Ridge.
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Spencer County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Sand Ridge.
- Michigan
- Saginaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sand Ridge [Saginaw County].
- New York
- Erie County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Erie County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sand Ridge.
- Oswego County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Oswego County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east northeast of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Sand Ridge.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sand Ridge [Athens County].
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Greenwood County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Sand Ridge.
- Horry County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Horry County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km] to the southeast of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Sand Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Henderson County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the south of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Sand Ridge.
- Texas
- Houston County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Houston County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Sand Ridge.
- Wharton County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Wharton County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the south southwest of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Sand Ridge.
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Sand Ridge is located in Calhoun County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sand Ridge that is located in Grundy County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Sand Ridge.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand 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.
- Birds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Carbon Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Divine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fields of Saratoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields of Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
- Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
- Gaslight Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Heatherfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
- Hunt Club
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Oak Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pebble Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rock Run Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Run Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Park
- Rock Run Park is located in Will County
- Vintage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - White Willow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
- Willow Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Rock Run Park
How Far From Sand 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 Sand Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Ridge and extending to:
- Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Ridge to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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- Sand Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4174, Longitude: -88.3287 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Sand 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sand Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.898 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.042 degrees. |