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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 Ridgely, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgely 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 Ridgely:
    • 36.265272, -89.482036
    • 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 Ridgely
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Ridgely is near Obion County and also Dyer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer 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 Ridgely

Communities Also Named Ridgely ...

We found four communities that are also named Ridgely.

Within Tennessee, the name Ridgely is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Ridgely is located in Sangamon County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgely that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Ridgely.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Ridgely is located in Caroline County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ridgely that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Ridgely.
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This Ridgely is located in Platte County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ridgely that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Ridgely.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgely ...

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.

  • Calvary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Calvary is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
  • Cat Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cat Corner is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Corner
  • Cottonwood Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottonwood Grove is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Grove
  • Edgewater Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Fourteen Bend ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fourteen Bend is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen Bend
  • Kennedy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Lake Drive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Drive is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive
  • Mooring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooring is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
  • Owl City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Owl City is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
  • Owl Hoot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Owl Hoot is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hoot
  • Sunkist Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
    • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people

How Far From Ridgely to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Ridgely to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgely and extending to:

  • Tiptonville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgely 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Ridgely) 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 Ridgely 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 Ridgely. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2653, Longitude: -89.4820    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.498 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.77 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.844 degrees.