Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ridgeview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgeview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ridgeview
- 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 Ridgeview:
- 40.761431, -86.075548
- 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 Ridgeview
- 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Ridgeview is near Cass County and also Wabash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Wabash 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 Ridgeview ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Ridgeview.
Within Indiana, the name Ridgeview is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Ridgeview.
- Calvert County
- This Ridgeview is located in Calvert County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Ridgeview.
- Charles County
- This Ridgeview is located in Charles County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Ridgeview.
- Frederick County
- This Ridgeview is located in Frederick County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Ridgeview.
- Harford County
- This Ridgeview is located in Harford County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Ridgeview.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Ridgeview lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Ridgeview is located in Boone County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Ridgeview.
- Logan County
- This Ridgeview is located in Logan County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Ridgeview.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgeview ...
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.
- Chili
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Erie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Flora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Little Charlie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Charlie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Charlie
- Little Charlie is located in Cass County
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mexico is located in Miami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
- Onward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Peru
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
- Richvalley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
How Far From Ridgeview 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 Ridgeview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgeview and extending to:
- Peru, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ridgeview to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgeview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ridgeview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgeview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7614, Longitude: -86.0755 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeview 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ridgeview 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ridgeview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.421 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.015 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.138 degrees. |