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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 Sugar Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Ridge 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 Sugar Ridge:
- 41.428941, -83.622434
- 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 Sugar 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Sugar Ridge is near Lucas County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Sugar Ridge
Communities Also Named Sugar Ridge ...
We found three communities that are also named Sugar Ridge.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Sugar Ridge.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sugar Ridge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<2> to the south of the Sugar Ridge that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Sugar Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Sugar Ridge is located in Orange County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Sugar Ridge that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sugar Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar 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.
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Christy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christy is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hull Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Indian Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Kettle Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Lime City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Luckey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowvale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Scotch Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Willowbend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbend is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Wintergarden Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Sugar Ridge 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 Sugar Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugar Ridge and extending to:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Ridge to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 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 Sugar Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sugar Ridge 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 Sugar Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4289, Longitude: -83.6224 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.828 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.297 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.761 degrees. |
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