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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 Ingram Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ingram 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 Ingram Ridge:
- 36.291733, -89.790918
- 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 Ingram 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
- Since Ingram Ridge is near New Madrid County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Ingram Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingram 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.
- Blazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
- Bragg City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Braggadocio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Gill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Homestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Netherlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shade is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Swift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swift is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Terry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Terry is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
How Far From Ingram Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ingram Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ingram Ridge and extending to:
- Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ingram Ridge to Caruthersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ingram 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 Ingram 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 Ingram Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2917, Longitude: -89.7909 In this case, the coordinates for Ingram Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.696 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.003 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.976 degrees. |
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