Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North 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 North Ridge:
- 33.515987, -80.883703
- 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 North 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since North Ridge is near Calhoun County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 North Ridge ...
We found eleven communities that share the name North Ridge.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named North Ridge.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Spartanburg County
- This North Ridge is located in Spartanburg County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northwest of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Ridge.
- Spartanburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle 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 Delaware community of North Ridge [New Castle County].
- Georgia
- Troup County
- This North Ridge is located in Troup County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- 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.<2> 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 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of North Ridge.
- New Brunswick
- This North Ridge lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- New York
- Niagara County
- This North Ridge is located in Niagara County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the north of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- 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 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of North Ridge.
- Ontario
- This North Ridge lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the north of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This North Ridge is located in Davis County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Ridge that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of North Ridge.
- Delaware
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.
- Creekmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Orangeburg County
- Haddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hunter Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Meadowridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Meadowridge is located in Orangeburg County
- Orangeburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <5>
- Pecanway Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecanway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Pine Needles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Pine Tops
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quicktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Turkey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Quicktown
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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Ridge and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from North Ridge to Columbia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 428 miles [688.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn 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: 33.5160, Longitude: -80.8837 In this case, the coordinates for North Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 310.23 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.316 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.011 degrees. |