Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ridge Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridge Farms and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ridge Farms
- 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 Ridge Farms:
- 39.564527, -80.113962
- 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 Ridge Farms
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Ridge Farms is near Monongalia County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridge Farms ...
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.
- Crown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Dakota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Edna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Everettville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everettville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
- Everettville is located in Monongalia County
- Fort Grand
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Grand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grand
- Fort Grand is located in Monongalia County
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monongalia County
- Grant Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Hoodsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoodsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodsville
- Hoodsville is located in Marion County
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Montana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Paw Paw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Marion County
- Richwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Ridge Farms 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 Ridge Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ridge Farms and extending to:
- Fairmont, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ridge Farms to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,997 miles [9,651.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ridge Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ridge Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ridge Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5645, Longitude: -80.1140 In this case, the coordinates for Ridge Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ridge Farms to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.70 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.599 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.792 degrees. |