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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 Ivy Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy Ridge 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 Ivy Ridge:
- 35.911774, -82.588470
- 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 Ivy 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Ivy Ridge is near Unicoi County and also Yancey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey 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 Ivy Ridge
Communities Also Named Ivy Ridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Ivy Ridge.
Within North Carolina, the name Ivy Ridge is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Ivy Ridge is located in New Castle County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ivy Ridge that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Ivy Ridge.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ivy Ridge that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Ivy Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy 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.
- Big Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- California is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cutshalltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- English
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- English is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Flag Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Harris Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harris Mill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Mill
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Little Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Lumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lumptown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumptown
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rice Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rice Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
- Swiss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swiss is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
- Walnut Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
How Far From Ivy 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 Ivy Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ivy Ridge and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ivy Ridge to Marshall, 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 221 miles [355.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Ivy Ridge) 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 Ivy Ridge 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 Ivy Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9118, Longitude: -82.5885 In this case, the coordinates for Ivy Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.828 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.002 degrees. |
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