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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 High Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High 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 High Ridge:
- 38.461026, -90.536009
- 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 High 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since High Ridge is near Saint Louis County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 High Ridge
Communities Also Named High Ridge ...
We found seven communities that are also named High Ridge.
Within Missouri, the name High Ridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock County
- This High Ridge is located in Bullock County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the High Ridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullock County community of High Ridge.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This High Ridge is located in Fairfield County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the High Ridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of High Ridge.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This High Ridge is located in Hillsborough County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the southeast of the High Ridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of High Ridge.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of High Ridge [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This High Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east of the High Ridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of High Ridge.
- Howard County
- This High Ridge is located in Howard County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east of the High Ridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of High Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This High Ridge is located in Dauphin County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the High Ridge that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of High Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near High 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.
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fern Glen is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Mountain Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Murphy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peaceful Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Peerless Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Pettys Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pettys Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Hill
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Scotsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Times Beach ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Times Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Beach
How Far From High 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 High Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Ridge and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from High Ridge to Hillsboro, 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 four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- High 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 High 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 High 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 High Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4610, Longitude: -90.5360 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.979 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.845 degrees. |
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