Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ridgeview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgeview Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ridgeview Heights
- 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 Ridgeview Heights:
- 36.102305, -83.840185
- 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 Ridgeview Heights
- 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 Ridgeview Heights is near Union County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Ridgeview Heights ...
We found four communities that share the name Ridgeview Heights.
Within Tennessee, the name Ridgeview Heights is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Ridgeview Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ridgeview Heights that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Ridgeview Heights.
- Paulding County
- This Ridgeview Heights is located in Paulding County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the south southwest of the Ridgeview Heights that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Ridgeview Heights.
- Indiana
- Allen 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 Indiana community of Ridgeview Heights [Allen County].
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- This Ridgeview Heights is located in Kenton County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north of the Ridgeview Heights that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Ridgeview Heights.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgeview Heights ...
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.
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cedarchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarchase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarchase
- Cedarchase is located in Knox County
- Copper Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Fountaincrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountaincrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
- Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
- Freeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Halls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Halls Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - House Mountain ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Mountain
- House Mountain is located in Knox County
- John Sevier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Kings Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Mascot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Murphy Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Spring Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Spring Place is located in Knox County
- Still Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Brook
- Still Brook is located in Knox County
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Three Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Knox County
- Mill Run
How Far From Ridgeview Heights 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 Ridgeview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgeview Heights and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ridgeview Heights to Knoxville, with an average speed<5> 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgeview Heights. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Ridgeview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgeview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1023, Longitude: -83.8402 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgeview Heights 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ridgeview Heights 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Ridgeview Heights 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 311.998 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.717 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.463 degrees. |