Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East 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 East Ridge:
- 34.997308, -85.228361
- 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 East 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since East Ridge is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Walker 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 East Ridge ...
We found six communities that share the name East Ridge.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named East Ridge.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hamblen County
- This East Ridge is located in Hamblen County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of East Ridge.
- Washington County
- This East Ridge is located in Washington County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of East Ridge.
- Hamblen County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This East Ridge is located in Saratoga County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of East Ridge.
- Texas
- Potter 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 Texas community of East Ridge [Potter County].
- Utah
- Weber County
- This East Ridge is located in Weber County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the East Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of East Ridge.
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This East Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Ridge that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of East Ridge.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- Castle Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Cinderella Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinderella Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
- Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Cloud Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Harris Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
- Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Mission Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Poindexter Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Regency Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Ridgeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Shepherd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Regency Place
How Far From East Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as East Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Ridge and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from East Ridge to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- East Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9973, Longitude: -85.2284 In this case, the coordinates for East 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 East 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> | 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. |
| <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 East Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.803 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.486 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.32 degrees. |