Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ridenour

• 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 Ridenour:
  • 36.226468, -83.952692
  • 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 Ridenour

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Ridenour is near Anderson County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Ridenour

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridenour ...

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.

• Cloud Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cloud Ford is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
• Copper Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
  • Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
• Duke ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Duke is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Forkvale ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forkvale is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
• Gooseneck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gooseneck is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
• Hurricane Branch ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane Branch is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
• Ivory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivory is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
• Melbourne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Melbourne is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
• Paulette
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paulette is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
• Raccoon Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Raccoon Valley is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Valley
• Rule ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rule is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
• Stokes Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokes Mill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Mill
• Twinville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Twinville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ridenour to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'