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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 East Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 36.319273, -82.329583
    • 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
  • 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 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west of the East Ridge that is located in Washington County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Ridge
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of East Ridge.
    • Hamilton County
      • This East Ridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Ridge that is located in Washington County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Ridge
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of East Ridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This East Ridge is located in Saratoga County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Ridge that is located in Washington County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Ridge
      • 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 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the East Ridge that is located in Washington County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Ridge
      • 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 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Ridge that is located in Washington County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Ridge
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of East Ridge.

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.

  • Breezy Hills
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hills
    • Breezy Hills lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Breezy Hills
  • Buffalo View
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo View
    • Buffalo View lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the south of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Buffalo View
  • Cedar Grove
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cedar Grove
  • Central
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the east of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Central
  • College Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on College Park
  • Fairlawn
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Fairlawn lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northwest of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fairlawn
  • Georgia Terrace
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
    • Georgia Terrace lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgia Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Georgia Terrace
  • Grandview
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview lies less than 2 miles<1> to the west of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grandview
  • Hickory Lake
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lake
    • Hickory Lake lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hickory Lake
  • Hillrise
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrise
    • Hillrise lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hillrise
  • Holly Hill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Holly Hill
  • Keystone
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of East Ridge.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Keystone
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Meadowview
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
      • Meadowview lies less than 2 miles<1> to the east of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Meadowview
    • Mountain Home
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mountain Home
    • Pine Crest
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pine Crest
    • Piney Grove
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the north of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Piney Grove
    • Rolling Hills
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rolling Hills
    • Rural Ridge
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
      • Rural Ridge lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rural Ridge
    • Sinking Creek
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
      • Sinking Creek lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northeast of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinking Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sinking Creek
    • Stoney Brook
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
      • Stoney Brook lies less than 2 miles<1> to the east of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Stoney Brook
    • Strawberry Fields
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Fields
      • Strawberry Fields lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Strawberry Fields
    • Sunset
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sunset
    • Tanglewood
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
      • Tanglewood lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tanglewood
    • Wildwood
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of East Ridge.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wildwood

How Far From East 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 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:

  • Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west (W). 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 nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Washington County: www.washingtoncountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 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: 36.3193, Longitude: -82.3296       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 311.096 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.714 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.779 degrees.




 

 

 

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