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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 Sunset Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset 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 Sunset Ridge:
- 36.107916, -79.240850
- 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Ridge is near Alamance County and also Caswell 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 Caswell 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 Sunset Ridge
Communities Also Named Sunset Ridge ...
We found four communities that are also named Sunset Ridge.
Within North Carolina, the name Sunset Ridge is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,139 miles [3,442.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Sunset Ridge.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in Adams County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Sunset Ridge.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in Will County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Sunset Ridge.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset Ridge that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Sunset Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cheeks Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Florence Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florence Town is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
- Green Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Hawfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Holly Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
- Miles
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Stagecoach Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Stagecoach Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Sunset 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 Sunset Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Ridge and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Ridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 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 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1079, Longitude: -79.2408 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.289 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.614 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.601 degrees. |
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