Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silver Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Ridge
- 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 Silver Ridge:
- 35.796466, -84.283254
- 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 Silver Ridge
- 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Since Silver Ridge is near Roane County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Silver Ridge ...
We found seven communities that share the name Silver Ridge.
Within Tennessee, the name Silver Ridge is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Silver Ridge [Sevier County].
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the south of the Silver Ridge that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Silver Ridge.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Silver Ridge that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Silver Ridge.
- Manitoba
- This Silver Ridge lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Silver Ridge that is located in Loudon County.
- Nebraska
- Dixon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Silver Ridge [Dixon County].
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Silver Ridge that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Silver Ridge.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Silver Ridge that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Silver Ridge.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Ridge ...
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.
- Bucktown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
- Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hall Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
- Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Loudon County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Oral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County
How Far From Silver Ridge 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 community such as Silver Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Ridge and extending to:
- Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Ridge to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loudon County: www.loudoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Silver Ridge 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Silver Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7965, Longitude: -84.2833 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Silver Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.972 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.728 degrees. |