Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Center Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Center 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 Center Ridge:
- 32.670135, -88.592542
- 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 Center 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 Kemper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kemper County
- Since Center Ridge is near Lauderdale County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Center Ridge ...
We found nine communities that share the name Center Ridge.
There are three communities within Mississippi that are also named Center Ridge.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Newton County
- This Center Ridge is located in Newton County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Center Ridge that is located in Kemper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Center Ridge.
- Smith County
- This Center Ridge is located in Smith County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Center Ridge that is located in Kemper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Center Ridge.
- Winston County
- This Center Ridge is located in Winston County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Center Ridge that is located in Kemper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Center Ridge.
- Newton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Crenshaw County
- This Center Ridge is located in Crenshaw County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Kemper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crenshaw County community of Center Ridge.
- Geneva County
- This Center Ridge is located in Geneva County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Kemper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Center Ridge.
- Pike 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 Alabama community of Center Ridge [Pike County].
- Arkansas
- Clark 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 Arkansas community of Center Ridge [Clark County].
- Conway County
- This Center Ridge is located in Conway County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Center Ridge that is located in Kemper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Center Ridge.
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Center Ridge is located in Walton County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Center Ridge that is located in Kemper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Center Ridge.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Center 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.
- Daleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Electric Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Kipling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Porterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Prismatic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Mount ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Kemper County
- Yanceys Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yanceys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceys Ferry
- Yanceys Ferry is located in Kemper County
How Far From Center 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 community such as Center Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Center Ridge once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Center Ridge and extending to:
- De Kalb, which is the Seat of Kemper County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Center Ridge to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,253 miles [8,453.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Center Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6701, Longitude: -88.5925 In this case, the coordinates for Center Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Center 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> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Center Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Center 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 314.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.354 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.186 degrees. |