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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 Ridgeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Ridgeville 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 North Ridgeville:
- 41.396435, -82.002364
- 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 North Ridgeville
- 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
- Since North Ridgeville is near Cuyahoga County and also Medina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina 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 North Ridgeville
Communities Also Named North Ridgeville ...
We found one communities that are also named North Ridgeville.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named North Ridgeville.
Beyond Ohio.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of North Ridgeville [Hancock County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Ridgeville ...
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.
- Coonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coonville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
- Eagle Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Folger ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Folger is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Lake Breeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
- River Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- River Edge is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From North Ridgeville 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 city such as North Ridgeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Ridgeville and extending to:
- Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Ridgeville to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,991 miles [9,641.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ridgeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Ridgeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 North Ridgeville 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 North Ridgeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3964, Longitude: -82.0024 In this case, the coordinates for North Ridgeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.796 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.121 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.006 degrees. |
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