Editing Ridge Manor, Florida (section)

==Geography==
Ridge Manor is located in eastern Hernando County at {{coord|28|29|57|N|82|10|53|W|type:city}} (28.499108, -82.181305).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the south by [[Lacoochee, Florida|Lacoochee]] in [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco County]]. The north-flowing [[Withlacoochee River (Florida)|Withlacoochee River]] winds through the southern and western parts of Ridge Manor and in October 2024 caused "unprecedented flooding" when many days after [[Hurricane Milton]] it continued to rise and crest.<ref name="g433">{{cite web | last=Bowen | first=Jordan | title='This is truly unprecedented': Withlacoochee River continues to flood out communities | website=Yahoo News | date=2024-10-19 | url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/truly-unprecedented-withlacoochee-river-continues-211658385.html | access-date=2024-10-21}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 301]] runs through the east side of Ridge Manor, leading north {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Bushnell, Florida|Bushnell]] and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]]. [[U.S. Route 98]] crosses the western side of Ridge Manor, leading west {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Brooksville, Florida|Brooksville]], the Hernando County seat, and south 10 miles to Dade City. [[Florida State Road 50]] runs across the northern part of Ridge Manor, connecting US 98 and 301. SR 50 leads east {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Mascotte, Florida|Mascotte]] and west with US 98 to Brooksville. [[Interstate 75]] is {{convert|3|mi|0}} west of Ridge Manor, with access via US 98 / SR 50. A portion of Ridge Manor along US 98 / SR 50 in the vicinity the [[Withlacoochee State Trail]] (originally the [[South Florida Railroad]] [[South Florida Railroad#Pemberton Ferry Branch|Pemberton Ferry Branch]]) was the location of the ghost town of '''Rital'''.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|23.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|22.4|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 4.55%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Ridge Manor Community Park, located off Ridge Manor Boulevard, has baseball fields used for Little League.