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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 Chestnut Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut 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 Chestnut Ridge:
- 37.798094, -90.336544
- 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 Chestnut 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 Sainte Genevieve County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- Since Chestnut Ridge is near Saint Francois County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Chestnut Ridge
Communities Also Named Chestnut Ridge ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Chestnut Ridge.
Within Missouri, the name Chestnut Ridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Jefferson County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Baltimore County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Baltimore County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Montgomery County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Bergen County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Dutchess County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Niagara 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 Chestnut Ridge [Niagara County].
- Rockland County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Rockland County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Yadkin 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 North Carolina community of Chestnut Ridge [Yadkin County].
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Fayette County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Lancaster County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Lancaster County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Anderson 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 Tennessee community of Chestnut Ridge [Anderson County].
- Claiborne County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Greene County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Greene County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the east southeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Lincoln County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the southeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- Loudon County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the east southeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Chestnut Ridge.
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- This Chestnut Ridge is located in Monongalia County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chestnut Ridge that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Chestnut Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut 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.
- Clearwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Doe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Federal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Federal is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Flat River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Hurryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurryville is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurryville
- Knob Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
- Park Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pickel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pickel is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickel
- Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rocky Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
How Far From Chestnut 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 Chestnut Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chestnut Ridge and extending to:
- Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Ridge to Sainte Genevieve, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Chestnut Ridge) 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 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 Chestnut 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. |
| <3> | 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 Chestnut Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7981, Longitude: -90.3365 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.127 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.899 degrees. |
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