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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 Westridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westridge 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 Westridge:
    • 35.732637, -79.830312
    • 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 Westridge
  • 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Since Westridge is near Guilford County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Westridge

Communities Also Named Westridge ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Westridge.

There are three communities within North Carolina that are also named Westridge.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Chatham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westridge [Chatham County].
    • Henderson County
      • This Westridge is located in Henderson County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the west of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Westridge.
    • Nash County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westridge [Nash County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Westridge is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Westridge.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Westridge [Maricopa County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Westridge lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Westridge is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Westridge.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Westridge is located in Cobb County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Westridge.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Westridge is located in Cook County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<2> to the northwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Westridge.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Westridge is located in Clark County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Westridge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Westridge is located in Berks County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Westridge.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Westridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westridge.
      • Weber County
      • This Westridge is located in Weber County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km] to the west northwest of the Westridge that is located in Randolph County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Westridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westridge ...

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 Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Edgar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgar is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Farmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmer is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Flint Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Grays Chapel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
  • Hamlet Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hamlet Lakes is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Lakes
  • Level Cross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Level Cross is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
  • Mechanic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic

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

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

  • Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Westridge to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,732 miles [7,615.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Westridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Westridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Westridge 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 Westridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7326, Longitude: -79.8303       In this case, the coordinates for Westridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.635 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.954 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.953 degrees.