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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 Ridgewood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgewood Heights 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 Ridgewood Heights:
- 34.973732, -81.975660
- 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 Ridgewood Heights
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Ridgewood Heights is near Cherokee County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Ridgewood Heights
Communities Also Named Ridgewood Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Ridgewood Heights.
Within South Carolina, the name Ridgewood Heights is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Ridgewood Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ridgewood Heights that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ridgewood Heights.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Ridgewood Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ridgewood Heights that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Ridgewood Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Ridgewood Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ridgewood Heights that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Ridgewood Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgewood Heights ...
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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Fairforest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Hartwell Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hub City Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Lone Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Mountainbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Peachtree Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
- Pinnacle Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quail Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Stone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Willow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Ridgewood Heights 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 Ridgewood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgewood Heights and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgewood Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridgewood Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ridgewood Heights 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 Ridgewood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9737, Longitude: -81.9757 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgewood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.021 degrees. |
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