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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 Ridgewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgewood Acres 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 Ridgewood Acres:
- 35.052851, -85.244678
- 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 Ridgewood Acres
- 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 Ridgewood Acres is near Walker County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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 Ridgewood Acres
Communities Also Named Ridgewood Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Ridgewood Acres.
Within Tennessee, the name Ridgewood Acres is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Ridgewood Acres is located in Davidson County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ridgewood Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Ridgewood Acres.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Ridgewood Acres is located in Guernsey County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Ridgewood Acres that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Ridgewood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgewood Acres ...
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.
- Bushtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Cherokee Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Harbor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kings Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Poindexter Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Regency Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Shepherd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
How Far From Ridgewood Acres 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 Ridgewood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgewood Acres and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgewood Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 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 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Ridgewood Acres) 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 Ridgewood Acres 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 Ridgewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0529, Longitude: -85.2447 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.815 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.507 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.313 degrees. |
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