Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ridgedale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgedale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ridgedale
- 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 Ridgedale:
- 36.940671, -81.573726
- 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 Ridgedale
- 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Ridgedale is near Tazewell County and also Bland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for Bland 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 Ridgedale ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Ridgedale.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Ridgedale.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Ridgedale lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Ridgedale lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Ridgedale is located in Cumberland County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Ridgedale.
- Hamilton County
- This Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the west southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Ridgedale.
- Knox County
- This Ridgedale is located in Knox County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Ridgedale.
- Sullivan County
- This Ridgedale is located in Sullivan County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Ridgedale.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Ridgedale is located in Hampshire County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Ridgedale.
- Monongalia County
- This Ridgedale is located in Monongalia County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the north northeast of the Ridgedale that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Ridgedale.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgedale ...
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.
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Ellendale Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Ford
- Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth County
- Furnace Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Smyth County
- Joe Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joe Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Whites
- Joe Whites is located in Tazewell County
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Longhollow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longhollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Maiden Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden Spring
- Maiden Spring is located in Tazewell County
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Page Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
- Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
- Rockhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Seven Mile Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Tannersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
- Tannersville is located in Tazewell County
How Far From Ridgedale 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 Ridgedale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ridgedale and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgedale to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridgedale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridgedale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridgedale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9407, Longitude: -81.5737 In this case, the coordinates for Ridgedale 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 Ridgedale 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ridgedale 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 310.645 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.287 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.281 degrees. |