Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Union Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Union 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 Union Ridge:
- 40.774507, -80.575626
- 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 Union 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- Since Union Ridge is near Beaver County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Union Ridge ...
We found six communities that share the name Union Ridge.
Within Ohio, the name Union Ridge is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian 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 Arkansas community of Union Ridge [Sebastian County].
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Union Ridge is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Union Ridge that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Union Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Union Ridge is located in Alamance County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the south of the Union Ridge that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Union Ridge.
- Forsyth County
- This Union Ridge is located in Forsyth County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the south of the Union Ridge that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Union Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Union Ridge is located in Bedford County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the southwest of the Union Ridge that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Union Ridge.
- West Virginia
- Cabell 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 West Virginia community of Union Ridge [Cabell County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union 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.
- Blackhawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Campus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jimtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Middle Beaver ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Beaver
- Middle Beaver is located in Columbiana County
- Newhouse ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rock Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Columbiana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <4>
- Rowtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Signal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sprucevale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucevale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale
- Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
How Far From Union Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Union Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Ridge and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Union Ridge to Lisbon, with an average speed<5> 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,683 miles [10,755.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,558 miles [7,335.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Union 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Union Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7745, Longitude: -80.5756 In this case, the coordinates for Union Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Union Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.929 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.043 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.566 degrees. |