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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 Ridge Lake North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridge Lake North and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ridge Lake North:
- 35.143405, -85.192734
- 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 Ridge Lake North
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Ridge Lake North is near Sequatchie County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Ridge Lake North
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridge Lake North ...
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.
- Caramel Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Dale Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
- Dana Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
- Echo Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Glen is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Galaxy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
- Garden Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Greens Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Harbor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Harbour Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Woods
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hidden Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Irongate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Irongate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Kings Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Lake Dweller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Nelsons Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Ridge Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
- Riverchase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverchase is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Sandalwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Town Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
- Turkeyfoot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turkeyfoot is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
How Far From Ridge Lake North 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 Ridge Lake North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ridge Lake North and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ridge Lake North to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridge Lake North) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ridge Lake North to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridge Lake North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1434, Longitude: -85.1927 In this case, the coordinates for Ridge Lake North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.787 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.488 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.27 degrees. |
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