Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Forge Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forge Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Forge 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 Forge Ridge:
  • 36.572861, -83.580189
  • 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 Forge 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Forge Ridge is near Bell County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Forge Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forge 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.

• Arthur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Arthur is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Cave Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Chestnut Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Combs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Duo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Hopewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Little Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
• Mason Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mason Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Springs
• Murphy Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Murphy Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Mill
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Poplar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• River View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • River View is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View

How Far From Forge 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 Forge Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Forge Ridge and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Forge Ridge to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'