Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Villa Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Villa Ridge
- 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 Villa Ridge:
- 38.472451, -90.887061
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Villa 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Villa Ridge is near Saint Charles County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Villa Ridge ...
We found four communities that share the name Villa Ridge.
Within Missouri, the name Villa Ridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Villa Ridge [Madison County].
- Pulaski County
- This Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Villa Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Villa Ridge.
- Mississippi
- Pearl River County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Villa Ridge [Pearl River County].
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Villa Ridge is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Villa Ridge that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Villa Ridge.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa 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.
- Clover Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Defiance is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <3>
- Fourmile Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Fox Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Gray Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Summit
- Gray Summit is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Summit <3>
- Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Lonedell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Franklin County
- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Franklin County
- Piney Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Park
- Piney Park is located in Franklin County
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsville <3>
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
- Village of Three Creeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Three Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
How Far From Villa 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 Villa Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Ridge and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Villa Ridge to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Villa Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Villa 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. |
| <2> | 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- Villa Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Villa Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4725, Longitude: -90.8871 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Villa Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.519 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.248 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.008 degrees. |