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:
- 39.547028, -79.935621
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Ridgedale is near Preston County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 West Virginia which is also named Ridgedale.
Beyond West 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 West Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Ridgedale lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia County.
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Ridgedale lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia County.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Ridgedale is located in Cumberland County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia 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 428 miles [688.8 km] to the southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia 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 332 miles [534.3 km] to the southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia 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 240 miles [386.2 km] to the south southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Ridgedale.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Ridgedale is located in Prince William County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Ridgedale.
- Smyth County
- This Ridgedale is located in Smyth County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the south southwest of the Ridgedale that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth 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.
- Booth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Edna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Evans Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Evans Ferry is located in Monongalia County
- Everettville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everettville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everettville
- Everettville is located in Monongalia County
- Flaggy Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaggy Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaggy Meadow
- Flaggy Meadow is located in Monongalia County
- Gum Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Gum Spring is located in Monongalia County
- Harmony Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
- Hog Eye
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Jerome Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Park
- Jerome Park is located in Monongalia County
- Little Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Lowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- National
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Park Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Monongalia County
- Pioneer Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Rocks
- Pioneer Rocks is located in Monongalia County
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
- Richard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Richwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rock Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge
- Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
- South Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Monongalia County
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- National
How Far From Ridgedale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Ridgedale to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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- 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: 39.5470, Longitude: -79.9356 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 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 Ridgedale 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 309.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.474 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.72 degrees. |