Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Locust Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locust Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Locust Ridge
- 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 Locust Ridge:
- 38.991938, -84.007322
- 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 Locust 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Locust Ridge is near Clermont County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- eBird sighting report for Highland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Locust Ridge ...
We found three communities that share the name Locust Ridge.
Within Ohio, the name Locust Ridge is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Tensas Parish
- This Locust Ridge is located in Tensas Parish and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Locust Ridge that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Locust Ridge.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Locust Ridge is located in Howard County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the east of the Locust Ridge that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Locust Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Locust Ridge [Allegheny County].
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust 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.
- Bloom Rose ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Rose
- Bloom Rose is located in Brown County
- Blowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Brown County
- Clover
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Crosstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Maple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maple is located in Brown County
- Neals Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Brown County
- New Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Brown County
- Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Sunshine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Yankeetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Brown County
How Far From Locust 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 Locust Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Locust Ridge and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Locust Ridge to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Locust Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locust Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9919, Longitude: -84.0073 |
| <2> | 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 Locust 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Locust Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.116 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.269 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.709 degrees. |