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Communities Also Named North Ridge ...

We found eleven communities that share the name North Ridge.

Within Ontario, the name North Ridge is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eleven communities, one is located in Canada and the other ten communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle 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 Delaware community of North Ridge [New Castle County].
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This North Ridge is located in Troup County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of North Ridge.
    • Kansas
      • Woodson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of North Ridge [Woodson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay 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 Kentucky community of North Ridge [Clay County].
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This North Ridge is located in Howard County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of North Ridge.
    • New Brunswick
      • This North Ridge lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<2> to the east northeast.
    • New York
      • Niagara County
      • This North Ridge is located in Niagara County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of North Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt County
      • This North Ridge is located in Pitt County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of North Ridge.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This North Ridge is located in Orangeburg County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of North Ridge.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This North Ridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This North Ridge is located in Davis County and lies 1,499 miles [2,412.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of North Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

  • Cedar Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Edgars
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgars came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
  • Erie Curve
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie Curve came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Curve
  • Fairplay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Kingsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Maidstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidstone <5>
  • New California
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New California came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
  • Pike Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Park
  • Seacliffe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From North 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 North Ridge to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Ridge and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from North Ridge to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,987 miles [9,635.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • 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).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,595 miles [7,394.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North 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 . 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1511, Longitude: -82.7765    
<3>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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.258 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.758 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.109 degrees.




 

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