Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Ridge Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Ridge Green and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Ridge Green

• 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 West Ridge Green:
  • 41.357778, -82.152500
  • 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 West Ridge Green

• 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 West Ridge Green is near Erie County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 West Ridge Green

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Ridge Green ...

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.

• Beaver Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
• Coonville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Coonville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonville
• Fields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fields is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Henrietta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Lake Breeze
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
• Nickelplate ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
• Robin Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Robin Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Park
• Rugby ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rugby is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Sunnyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Whiskyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville

How Far From West Ridge Green 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 West Ridge Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in West Ridge Green and extending to:

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from West Ridge Green to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 318 miles [511.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'