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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 North Ridge Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Ridge Village 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 North Ridge Village:
- 39.935039, -86.149155
- 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 North Ridge Village
- 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 North Ridge Village is near Marion County and also Boone 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 Boone 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 North Ridge Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Ridge Village ...
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.
- Cedar Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Chesterton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chesterton is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
- Delaware Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware Trails is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Trails
- Echo Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Echo Crest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Crest
- Home Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Home Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Ivy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hills
- Kings Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Mayflower Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Meadows is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Meadows
- Meridian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- North Crows Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Round Up
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Round Up is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Up
- Saddle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Hollow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Spring Mill Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Mill Woods is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Woods
- Trails End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trails End is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- White Horse Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Horse Rapids is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Rapids
- Williams Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
How Far From North Ridge Village 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 North Ridge Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Ridge Village and extending to:
- Noblesville, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Ridge Village to Noblesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 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 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- North Ridge Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 North Ridge Village 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 North Ridge Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9350, Longitude: -86.1492 In this case, the coordinates for North Ridge Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.471 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.414 degrees. |
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