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Communities Also Named Green Ridge ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Green Ridge.

Within Manitoba, the name Green Ridge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pike County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Green Ridge.
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Scott County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Green Ridge.
    • Kansas
      • Pawnee 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 Kansas community of Green Ridge [Pawnee County].
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Green Ridge [Stafford County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Green Ridge.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Allegany County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Green Ridge.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Green Ridge.
      • Harford County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Harford County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Green Ridge.
    • Missouri
      • Pettis County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Pettis County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Green Ridge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Delaware County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Green Ridge.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Green Ridge.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Green Ridge.
      • Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Green Ridge [Northumberland County].
    • West Virginia
      • Morgan County
      • This Green Ridge is located in Morgan County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Green Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.

  • Caribou
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Caribou is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Dominion City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edenburg ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenburg
  • Humboldt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Mitchell
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Orleans
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Orleans is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Pansy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pansy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
  • Randolph
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Silver Plains
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plains came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plains
  • Sultan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sultan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
    • Sultan is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Union Point
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point

How Far From Green 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 Green Ridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Green Ridge to Winnipeg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.1628, Longitude: -97.0000    
<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 Green 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 . 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Green 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 320.98 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.753 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.654 degrees.




 

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