RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Indiana >> Hamilton County >> Forest Ridge >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Forest Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest 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 Forest Ridge:
    • 39.940278, -86.003056
    • 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 Forest 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Forest Ridge is near Marion County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Forest Ridge

Communities Also Named Forest Ridge ...

We found seven communities that are also named Forest Ridge.

There are two communities within Indiana that are also named Forest Ridge.

Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Allen County
      • This Forest Ridge is located in Allen County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Forest Ridge.
    • Grant 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 Indiana community of Forest Ridge [Grant County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Alachua 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 Florida community of Forest Ridge [Alachua County].
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • This Forest Ridge is located in Camden County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Forest Ridge.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the south southeast of the Forest Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Forest Ridge.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough 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 New Hampshire community of Forest Ridge [Hillsborough County].
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Forest Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.

  • Bluestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bluestone is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Fishers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harvard Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
  • Heritage Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage Green is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
  • Heritage Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heritage Meadows is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
  • Hickory Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Masthead
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Masthead is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthead
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Quaker Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
  • River Edge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • River Edge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Round Up
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Round Up is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Up
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sail Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sail Place is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sail Place
    • Sawgrass
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sawgrass is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
    • Spyglass Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spyglass Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
    • Sweetbriar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Thorny Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Thorny Ridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Ridge
    • Timber Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Timber Springs is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Springs
    • Walnut Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
    • Winding Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
    • Windjammer
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Windjammer is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer
    • Woods Edge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woods Edge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

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

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

  • Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Ridge to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> 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 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Forest 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>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 Forest 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 Forest Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9403, Longitude: -86.0031       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.377 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.847 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.344 degrees.