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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 River Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River 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 River Ridge:
    • 38.378678, -85.645518
    • 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 River Ridge
  • 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 River Ridge ...

We found seven communities that share the name River Ridge.

Within Indiana, the name River Ridge is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of River Ridge [Monroe County].
      • Pike County
      • This River Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the south of the River Ridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of River Ridge.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This River Ridge is located in Floyd County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the south of the River Ridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of River Ridge.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of River Ridge [Kendall County].
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • This River Ridge is located in Harlan County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the River Ridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of River Ridge.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • This River Ridge is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the River Ridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of River Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This River Ridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the River Ridge that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of River Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River 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.

  • Glenview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Green Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
    • Green Spring is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
  • Harmony Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Landing
    • Harmony Landing is located in Oldham County (KY)
  • Harmony Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
  • Harrods Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Juniper Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
    • Juniper Beach is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Longview Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
    • Longview Beach is located in Clark County
  • Prospect
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
  • River Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
    • River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Riverside Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Beach
    • Riverside Beach is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Transylvania Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transylvania Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania Beach
    • Transylvania Beach is located in Jefferson County (KY)

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

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

  • Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from River Ridge to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about River Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- River Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3787, Longitude: -85.6455       In this case, the coordinates for River Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 River 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 River Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.142 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.354 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.62 degrees.




 

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