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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 Ridgewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgewood Acres 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 Ridgewood Acres:
- 40.018961, -81.634291
- 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 Ridgewood Acres
- 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 Guernsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guernsey County
- Since Ridgewood Acres is near Muskingum County and also Noble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Noble 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 Ridgewood Acres
Communities Also Named Ridgewood Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Ridgewood Acres.
Within Ohio, the name Ridgewood Acres is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Ridgewood Acres is located in Davidson County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ridgewood Acres that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Ridgewood Acres.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Ridgewood Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ridgewood Acres that is located in Guernsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Ridgewood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgewood Acres ...
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.
- Buckeyeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckeyeville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeyeville
- Byesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Craig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Craig is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Ideal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ideal is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Indian Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
- Lucasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucasburg is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasburg
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Meadow Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sycamore Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
How Far From Ridgewood Acres 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 Ridgewood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgewood Acres and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Guernsey County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgewood Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgewood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ridgewood Acres 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 Ridgewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0190, Longitude: -81.6343 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.618 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.712 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.312 degrees. |
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