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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 Green Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green 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 Green Ridge:
- 38.620755, -93.410113
- 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 Green 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 Pettis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pettis County
- Since Green Ridge is near Johnson County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Green Ridge
Communities Also Named Green Ridge ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Green Ridge.
Within Missouri, the name Green Ridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Green Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Green Ridge.
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Green Ridge is located in Scott County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Green Ridge.
- Kansas
- Pawnee 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 Kansas community of Green Ridge [Pawnee County].
- Stafford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Green Ridge [Stafford County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Green Ridge is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Green Ridge.
- Manitoba
- This Green Ridge lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Green Ridge is located in Allegany County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Green Ridge.
- Baltimore County
- This Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Green Ridge.
- Harford County
- This Green Ridge is located in Harford County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the east of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Green Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Green Ridge is located in Delaware County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the east of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Green Ridge.
- Lackawanna County
- This Green Ridge is located in Lackawanna County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the east northeast of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Green Ridge.
- Luzerne County
- This Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the east northeast of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Green Ridge.
- Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Green Ridge [Northumberland County].
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Green Ridge is located in Morgan County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east of the Green Ridge that is located in Pettis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Green Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green 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.
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hughesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Knob Noster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Roseland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Spring Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
How Far From Green 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 city such as Green Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Ridge and extending to:
- Sedalia, which is the Seat of Pettis County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Ridge to Sedalia, with an average speed<4> 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east (E). 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 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 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- Green 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 Green 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> | 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 Green 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 Green Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6208, Longitude: -93.4101 In this case, the coordinates for Green Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.218 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.183 degrees. |
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