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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 Ridgely, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgely 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 Ridgely:
- 39.453657, -94.640241
- 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 Ridgely
- 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
- Since Ridgely is near Clinton County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Ridgely
Communities Also Named Ridgely ...
We found four communities that are also named Ridgely.
Within Missouri, the name Ridgely is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Ridgely is located in Sangamon County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east of the Ridgely that is located in Platte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Ridgely.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Ridgely is located in Caroline County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the east of the Ridgely that is located in Platte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Ridgely.
- Tennessee
- Lake County
- This Ridgely is located in Lake County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ridgely that is located in Platte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Ridgely.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgely ...
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.
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoover is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Lone Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Star is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Tarrytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tarrytown is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner
How Far From Ridgely 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 village such as Ridgely to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgely and extending to:
- Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ridgely to Platte City, with an average speed<3> 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 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgely) 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 Ridgely 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 Ridgely. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4537, Longitude: -94.6402 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgely have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.623 degrees. |
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