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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 Villa Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa 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 Villa Ridge:
- 45.442896, -122.742319
- 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 Villa 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Villa Ridge is near Washington County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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 Villa Ridge
Communities Also Named Villa Ridge ...
We found four communities that are also named Villa Ridge.
Within Oregon, the name Villa Ridge is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Madison 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 Illinois community of Villa Ridge [Madison County].
- Pulaski County
- This Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,816 miles [2,922.6 km]<2> to the east of the Villa Ridge that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Villa Ridge.
- Mississippi
- Pearl River 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 Mississippi community of Villa Ridge [Pearl River County].
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Villa Ridge is located in Franklin County and lies 1,692 miles [2,723 km]<2> to the east of the Villa Ridge that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Villa Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa 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.
- Bonita
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bridlemile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Elk Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elk Rock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rock
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Garden Home
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
- Golf Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Jean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jean is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean
- Johns Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- King City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knight is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ladd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ladd is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Lake Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Grove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rivergrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rosewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sentinel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
- Vermont Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vermont Hills is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Hills
How Far From Villa Ridge 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 Villa Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Ridge and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Villa Ridge to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,349 miles [3,780.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,683 miles [12,364.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
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 Villa 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Villa 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 Villa 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 Villa Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4429, Longitude: -122.7423 In this case, the coordinates for Villa Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.586 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.169 degrees. |
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