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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 Sugar Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sugar Ridge:
    • 36.006251, -79.180848
    • 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 Sugar 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since Sugar Ridge is near Alamance County and also Durham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Durham 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 Sugar Ridge

Communities Also Named Sugar Ridge ...

We found three communities that are also named Sugar Ridge.

Within North Carolina, the name Sugar Ridge is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sugar Ridge that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Sugar Ridge.
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sugar Ridge.
      • Wood County
      • This Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sugar Ridge that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Sugar Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar 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.

  • Cheeks Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
  • Cornwallis Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
  • Falls of New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
  • Flying Elephant Ranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fox Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Holly Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
  • Manor Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Manor Hill is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
  • Miles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Miles is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oaks is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Orange Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Orange Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
  • Rangewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rangewood is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rosewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Stagecoach Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
    • Stagecoach Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
    • Walnut Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
    • White Cross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • White Cross is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

  • Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,691 miles [7,549.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sugar Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sugar Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Sugar 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 Sugar Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0063, Longitude: -79.1808       In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.257 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.562 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.611 degrees.