Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cinnamon Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cinnamon Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cinnamon 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 Cinnamon Ridge:
  • 36.112638, -80.431722
  • 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 Cinnamon 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Cinnamon Ridge is near Yadkin County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Cinnamon Ridge

Communities Also Named Cinnamon Ridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Cinnamon Ridge.

Within North Carolina, the name Cinnamon Ridge is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Cinnamon Ridge in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Davis County
    • This Cinnamon Ridge is located in Davis County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cinnamon Ridge that is located in Forsyth County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Cinnamon Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cinnamon 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.

• Cutters Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
• Eaglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
• Grapewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
• Harmony Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Hunters Trace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
• Lewisville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <2>
• Robin Hood Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
• Robinhood Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest

How Far From Cinnamon Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cinnamon Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cinnamon Ridge and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cinnamon Ridge to Winston - Salem, 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,743 miles [7,633.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'