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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River 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 River Ridge:
- 36.877034, -83.171562
- 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
- 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 Harlan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harlan County
- Since River Ridge is near Lee County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 River Ridge ...
We found seven communities that share the name River Ridge.
Within Kentucky, the name River Ridge is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, 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 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the south southwest of the River Ridge that is located in Harlan 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 215 miles [346 km]<2> to the south southwest of the River Ridge that is located in Harlan 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].
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This River Ridge is located in Clark County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the River Ridge that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of River Ridge.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This River Ridge is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the River Ridge that is located in Harlan 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 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the River Ridge that is located in Harlan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of River Ridge.
- Alabama
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.
- Ages
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Colts
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Divide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Dizney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Highsplint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highsplint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsplint
- Highsplint is located in Harlan County
- Laden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pine Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County
- Redbud
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Shields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Short Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Ten Spot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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:
- Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from River Ridge to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 '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- 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: 36.8770, Longitude: -83.1716 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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 River Ridge 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 311.604 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.376 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.967 degrees. |