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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 North Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North 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 North Ridge:
    • 43.212556, -78.825871
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Ridge
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named North Ridge ...

We found eleven communities that share the name North Ridge.

Within New York, the name North Ridge is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of North Ridge [New Castle County].
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This North Ridge is located in Troup County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of North Ridge.
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of North Ridge [Woodson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay 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 Kentucky community of North Ridge [Clay County].
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This North Ridge is located in Howard County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of North Ridge.
    • New Brunswick
      • This North Ridge lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This North Ridge is located in Pitt County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the south of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of North Ridge.
    • Ontario
      • This North Ridge lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This North Ridge is located in Orangeburg County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<2> to the south of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of North Ridge.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This North Ridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the south southwest of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This North Ridge is located in Davis County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<2> to the west of the North Ridge that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of North Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

  • Colonial Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Escarpment
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escarpment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
    • Escarpment is located in Niagara County
  • Hickory Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Lockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Model City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
    • Model City is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <5>
  • Pleasant Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Ransomville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shooktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooktown
    • Shooktown is located in Niagara County
  • Streeters Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeters Corners
    • Streeters Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Sunset Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Niagara County
  • Towers Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Corners
    • Towers Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Tryonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
    • Tryonville is located in Niagara County

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

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

  • Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Ridge to Albany, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,389 miles [7,063.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 North Ridge 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 '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- North Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2126, Longitude: -78.8259       In this case, the coordinates for North Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 North Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 North Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.667 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.991 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.80 degrees.




 

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