Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherry Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherry 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 Cherry Ridge:
- 48.915364, -109.005497
- 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 Cherry 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Cherry Ridge is near Hill County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Hill 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 Cherry Ridge ...
We found five communities that share the name Cherry Ridge.
Within Montana, the name Cherry Ridge is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Cherry Ridge is located in Arapahoe County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cherry Ridge that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Cherry Ridge.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,647 miles [2,650.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherry Ridge that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cherry Ridge.
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Cherry Ridge [Union Parish].
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Cherry Ridge [Camden County].
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This Cherry Ridge is located in Wayne County and lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cherry Ridge that is located in Blaine County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cherry Ridge.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry 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.
- Arena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Chinook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
- Chinook is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <5>
- Divide
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Frontier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Blaine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <5>
- Hollandville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandville
- Hollandville is located in Blaine County
- Minnesota Settlement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Settlement
- Minnesota Settlement is located in Blaine County
- Supreme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Wing ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Cherry 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 Cherry 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 community of Cherry Ridge once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry Ridge and extending to:
- Chinook, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Ridge to Chinook, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- 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 north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9154, Longitude: -109.0055 |
| <2> | 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 Cherry Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Cherry 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. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Cherry Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.161 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.175 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.051 degrees. |