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Communities Also Named Ridgemont ...
We found five communities that are also named Ridgemont.
Within Ontario, the name Ridgemont is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Ridgemont is located in Baltimore County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Ridgemont.
- Carroll County
- This Ridgemont is located in Carroll County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Ridgemont.
- New York
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ridgemont [Monroe County].
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Ridgemont is located in Centre County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Ridgemont.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Ridgemont is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Ridgemont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgemont ...
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.
- Blossom Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centretown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Federal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Fisher Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heron Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hogs Back
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunt Club
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunt Club Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Playfair Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
How Far From Ridgemont 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 Ridgemont to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgemont and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km]<1> and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,177 miles [6,722.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Ridgemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Ridgemont 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ridgemont 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 Ridgemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3761, Longitude: -75.6642 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.412 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.808 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.269 degrees. |
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