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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 Park Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park Ridge:
    • 29.715400, -95.674000
    • 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 Park Ridge
  • 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 Park Ridge ...

We found seven communities that share the name Park Ridge.

Within Texas, the name Park Ridge is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Park Ridge is located in Cook County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Park Ridge that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Park Ridge.
    • Indiana
      • Monroe 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 Park Ridge [Monroe County].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Park Ridge is located in Carroll County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Park Ridge that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Park Ridge.
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Park Ridge [Montgomery County].
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen 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 New Jersey community of Park Ridge [Bergen County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Park Ridge is located in Stafford County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Park Ridge that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Park Ridge.
    • Wisconsin
      • Portage County
      • This Park Ridge is located in Portage County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Park Ridge that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Park Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park 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.

  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Fort Bend County
  • Kings Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County
  • Meadow Walk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
    • Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
  • Memorial Parkway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Parkway
    • Memorial Parkway is located in Harris County
  • Memorial Thicket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
    • Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
  • Mission Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
    • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
  • Mission Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Glen
    • Mission Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Pheasant Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
    • Pheasant Creek is located in Fort Bend County
  • Pheasant Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Pheasant Run is located in Harris County
  • Providence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Fort Bend County
  • Rodeo Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodeo Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo Square
    • Rodeo Square is located in Harris County
  • Shepherd Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
    • Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
  • Two Worlds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Worlds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds
    • Two Worlds is located in Harris County

How Far From Park Ridge 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 Park Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Park Ridge to Houston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,823 miles [12,589.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Park Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7154, Longitude: -95.6740       In this case, the coordinates for Park Ridge 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Park 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.
<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 Park 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 318.779 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.729 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.488 degrees.




 

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