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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 Ridgeview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgeview 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 Ridgeview:
    • 39.649820, -77.384709
    • 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 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Ridgeview is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Ridgeview

Communities Also Named Ridgeview ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Ridgeview.

There are four communities within Maryland that are also named Ridgeview.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick 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 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick 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 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Ridgeview.
    • Harford County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Harford County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Ridgeview.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Miami County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Miami County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Ridgeview.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Ridgeview.
    • Ohio
      • Lorain 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 Ohio community of Ridgeview [Lorain County].
    • Ontario
      • This Ridgeview lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Ridgeview.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Oconee County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Ridgeview.
    • South Dakota
      • Dewey County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Dewey County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Ridgeview.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Ridgeview.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Fairfax County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Ridgeview.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Ridgeview is located in Boone County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick 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 278 miles [447.4 km] to the west southwest of the Ridgeview that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Ridgeview.

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.

  • Altogether
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Altogether is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altogether
  • Blackberry Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Blackberry Hills is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Hills
  • Distant View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Distant View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distant View
  • Flint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flint is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Fourpoints
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fourpoints is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourpoints
  • Free Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Free Farms is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Farms
  • Friends Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friends Creek is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Creek
  • Graceham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Graceham is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceham
  • Jimtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jimtown is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Jones
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jones is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Longs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longs is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
  • Lost Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lost Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Poplar Knob
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poplar Knob is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Knob
    • Rocky Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Thornbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Thornbrook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornbrook
    • Whispering Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ridgeview to Frederick, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,465 miles [7,185.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Ridgeview) 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 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>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 Ridgeview 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 Ridgeview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6498, Longitude: -77.3847       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.047 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.734 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.571 degrees.