Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pleasant Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pleasant Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pleasant 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 Pleasant Ridge:
- 35.991470, -84.013521
- 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 Pleasant 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Pleasant Ridge is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Pleasant Ridge ...
We found 53 communities that share the name Pleasant Ridge.
There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Pleasant Ridge.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 52 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Cannon County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cannon County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Franklin 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 Tennessee community of Pleasant Ridge [Franklin County].
- Putnam County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Putnam County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Cannon County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Cullman County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Cullman County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Franklin County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Franklin County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Greene County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Marion County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Marion County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pike County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pike County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Benton County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Boone County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Carroll County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pulaski County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Walton County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Illinois
- Fulton 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 Illinois community of Pleasant Ridge [Fulton County].
- Madison County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Jay County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jay County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Kansas
- Atchison 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 Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Atchison County].
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Crawford County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pleasant Ridge [Leavenworth County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess 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 Pleasant Ridge [Daviess County].
- Lawrence County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Lawrence County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Ohio County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Ohio County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Louisiana
- La Salle Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Pleasant Ridge [La Salle Parish].
- Maine
- Somerset 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 Maine community of Pleasant Ridge [Somerset County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Frederick County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oakland County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Mississippi
- Attala 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 Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Attala County].
- Itawamba 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 Mississippi community of Pleasant Ridge [Itawamba County].
- Jones County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Oktibbeha County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Union County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Bates 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 Missouri community of Pleasant Ridge [Bates County].
- Harrison County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Texas County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the west northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Gaston 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 North Carolina community of Pleasant Ridge [Gaston County].
- Pitt County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Pitt County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the east of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Wilkes County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Wilkes County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Union County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Union County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the north of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Texas
- Henderson 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 Pleasant Ridge [Henderson County].
- Leon County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Panola County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Panola County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Fairfax County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Virginia Beach City
- 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 Virginia community of Pleasant Ridge [Virginia Beach City].
- Wisconsin
- Clark 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 Wisconsin community of Pleasant Ridge [Clark County].
- Iowa County
- This Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pleasant Ridge that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iowa County community of Pleasant Ridge.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pleasant 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.
- Black Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Cherokee Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
- Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
- Cherrybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
- Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
- Deep Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Knox County
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hidden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
- Ridgedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Shadow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
- Third Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
- Third Creek is located in Knox County
How Far From Pleasant 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 Pleasant Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pleasant Ridge and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Pleasant Ridge to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9915, Longitude: -84.0135 In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pleasant Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.10 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.818 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.565 degrees. |