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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 Willow Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Ridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Willow Ridge:
- 39.120385, -77.260816
- 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 Willow 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Willow Ridge is near Fairfax County and also Loudoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudoun 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 Willow Ridge
Communities Also Named Willow Ridge ...
We found four communities that are also named Willow Ridge.
Within Maryland, the name Willow Ridge is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Grundy County
- This Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Willow Ridge.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Willow Ridge.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Willow Ridge is located in Burlington County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willow Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Willow Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Willow Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Willow Ridge that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Willow Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.
- Ancient Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ancient Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oak
- Big Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Pines is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Brown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Clopper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clopper is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Diamond Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
- Farmlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmlands is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmlands
- Fox Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Glen Query
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Query is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Query
- Harvest Hunt Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest Hunt Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hunt Farm
- Hunting Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hill
- Kingsview Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsview Knolls is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsview Knolls
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Liberty Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Log Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Londonderry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Longdraft
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Longdraft is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdraft
- Mitchells Range
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mitchells Range is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Range
- Observatory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
- Orchard Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
- Orchard Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
- Parkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Pioneer Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Hills
- Pleasant Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Fields is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Fields
- Pleasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Potomac Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Potomac Chase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Chase
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Spring Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Stonebridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonebridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Windmill Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Windmill Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm
How Far From Willow Ridge 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 Willow Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Ridge and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Willow Ridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,604 miles [10,628.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,481 miles [7,211.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Willow Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Willow Ridge 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 Willow Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1204, Longitude: -77.2608 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.008 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.723 degrees. |
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