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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 East Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Ridge 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 East Ridge:
- 41.263277, -111.946052
- 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 East 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since East Ridge is near Davis County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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 East Ridge
Communities Also Named East Ridge ...
We found six communities that are also named East Ridge.
Within Utah, the name East Ridge is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This East Ridge is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of East Ridge.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This East Ridge is located in Hamblen County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the east of the East Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of East Ridge.
- Hamilton County
- This East Ridge is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km] to the east of the East Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of East Ridge.
- Washington County
- This East Ridge is located in Washington County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km] to the east of the East Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of East Ridge.
- Texas
- Potter 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 Texas community of East Ridge [Potter County].
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This East Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the east of the East Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of East Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- Cinnamon Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cinnamon Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Park
- Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cross is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Esquire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Esquire is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquire
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Heritage Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Grove is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Grove
- Hunters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Hunting Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Jillville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jillville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillville
- Jumpoff Canyon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jumpoff Canyon is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Canyon
- Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lynn is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Former names for Lynn:
- Bingham Fort
- Five Points
- Fort Bingham
- Lynne
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meadowlark Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadowlark Meadows is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark Meadows
- Melody Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Melody Lane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Lane
- Mountain Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain Crest is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Crest
- Mystic Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mystic Mountain is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Mountain
- Packer Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Packer Place is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Place
- Pearwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pearwood Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearwood Park
- Purdy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riders is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders
- Shady Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Brook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Stone Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Creek is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terrace is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- Townside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Townside Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townside Park
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From East 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 East Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Ridge and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from East Ridge to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- East Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 East 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Ridge 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 East Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2633, Longitude: -111.9461 In this case, the coordinates for East Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.014 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.762 degrees. |
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