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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 Deer Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer 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 Deer Ridge:
- 40.212819, -91.895727
- 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 Deer 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Deer Ridge is near Knox County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Deer Ridge
Communities Also Named Deer Ridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Deer Ridge.
Within Missouri, the name Deer Ridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Johnson County
- This Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deer Ridge that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Deer Ridge.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Deer Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east of the Deer Ridge that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Deer Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer 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.
- Benjamin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benjamin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Edina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eldorado ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Forest Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Laura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laura is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Sand Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sellers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Ten Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Mile is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Deer Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deer Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Ridge and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Ridge to Monticello, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south (S). 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 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Deer Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Deer 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 Deer Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2128, Longitude: -91.8957 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.261 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.104 degrees. |
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