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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 Mill Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill 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 Mill Ridge:
- 36.138739, -81.772609
- 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 Mill 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 Watauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- Since Mill Ridge is near Caldwell County and also Avery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery 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 Mill Ridge
Communities Also Named Mill Ridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Mill Ridge.
Within North Carolina, the name Mill Ridge is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Mill Ridge is located in Hall County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mill Ridge that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Mill Ridge.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Mill Ridge is located in Albemarle County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mill Ridge that is located in Watauga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Mill Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill 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.
- Cherokee Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Echo Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Echo Park is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Park
- Grandfather
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Hemlock Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hemlock Ridge is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
- Hounds Ear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hounds Ear is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Ear
- Laurel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Seven Devils
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ski Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ski Mountain is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Mountain
- Sugar Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Valley Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Creek is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
How Far From Mill 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 Mill Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Ridge and extending to:
- Boone, which is the Seat of Watauga County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mill Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill 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 Mill 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 Mill Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1387, Longitude: -81.7726 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.766 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.309 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.604 degrees. |
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