Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ridge Haven

• 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 Ridge Haven:
  • 35.108441, -82.843746
  • 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 Ridge Haven

• 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
  • Since Ridge Haven is near Pickens County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Ridge Haven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridge Haven ...

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.

• Bear Wallow Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bear Wallow Hollow is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow Hollow
• Cane Brake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cane Brake is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
• Cherryfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
• Fox Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fox Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
• Line Runner Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Line Runner Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Runner Ridge
• Piney Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Woods is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
• Rocky Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
• Round Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Round Mountain is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Wolf Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Ridge is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge

How Far From Ridge Haven 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 Ridge Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ridge Haven and extending to:

• Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ridge Haven to Brevard, with an average speed<2> 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 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'