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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 Ridgeview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgeview Estates 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 Ridgeview Estates:
- 35.284561, -82.416230
- 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 Ridgeview Estates
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Ridgeview Estates is near Polk County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Ridgeview Estates
Communities Also Named Ridgeview Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Ridgeview Estates.
Within North Carolina, the name Ridgeview Estates is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Ridgeview Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ridgeview Estates that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Ridgeview Estates.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Ridgeview Estates is located in Davis County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ridgeview Estates that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Ridgeview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgeview Estates ...
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.
- Butt Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Butt Mountain is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Mountain
- Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crooked Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- English Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- English Hills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Five Points is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flat Rock Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flat Rock Forest is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Forest
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillandale is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingswood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Mountain Lake Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Lake Camp is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Camp
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pebble Creek is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rosebud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosebud is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tranquility is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Upward
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Valley Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
How Far From Ridgeview Estates 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 Ridgeview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgeview Estates and extending to:
- Hendersonville, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgeview Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgeview Estates) 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 Ridgeview Estates 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 Ridgeview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2846, Longitude: -82.4162 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.613 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.109 degrees. |
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