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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 Scotch Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotch 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 Scotch Ridge:
- 41.472491, -93.558549
- 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 Scotch 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Scotch Ridge is near Polk County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Scotch Ridge
Communities Also Named Scotch Ridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Scotch Ridge.
Within Iowa, the name Scotch Ridge is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Scotch Ridge lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scotch Ridge that is located in Warren County.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the east of the Scotch Ridge that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Scotch Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotch 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.
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Churchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Churchville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Summerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summerset is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
- Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
- Valley Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
How Far From Scotch Ridge 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 Scotch Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotch Ridge and extending to:
- Indianola, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Scotch Ridge to Des Moines, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Scotch Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Scotch 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 Scotch Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4725, Longitude: -93.5585 In this case, the coordinates for Scotch Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.44 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.654 degrees. |
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