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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 Ridgemont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgemont 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 Ridgemont:
    • 39.513992, -76.912757
    • 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 Ridgemont
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Ridgemont is near Baltimore County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Ridgemont

Communities Also Named Ridgemont ...

We found five communities that are also named Ridgemont.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Ridgemont.

Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Baltimore County
      • This Ridgemont is located in Baltimore County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ridgemont that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Ridgemont.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Monroe 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 New York community of Ridgemont [Monroe County].
    • Ontario
      • This Ridgemont lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgemont that is located in Carroll County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Ridgemont is located in Centre County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ridgemont that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Ridgemont.
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Ridgemont is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ridgemont that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Ridgemont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgemont ...

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.

  • Beaver Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
  • Charolais Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
  • Cold Saturday
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
  • Deerpark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deerpark is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark
  • Evergreen Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Finksburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flagg Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
  • Greenleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenleaf is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Harris Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Harris Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Heights
  • Home Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Home Farm is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
  • Lawndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lawndale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Liberty View Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Monarch Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Monarch Meadow is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Meadow
    • Peppermint Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Peppermint Park is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
    • Pheasant Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Ricketts Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
    • Sandyville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sandyville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
    • Twin Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
    • Walnut Grove Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills

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

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Ridgemont to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Ridgemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ridgemont 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ridgemont 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 Ridgemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5140, Longitude: -76.9128       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgemont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.775 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.404 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.421 degrees.