Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Scratch Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scratch Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scratch Ridge

• 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 Scratch Ridge:
  • 39.969279, -74.732938
  • 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 Scratch 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Scratch Ridge is near Bucks County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Scratch Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scratch 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.

• Beaverville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beaverville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
• Buddtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buddtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buddtown
• Chambers Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chambers Corners is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corners
• Comical Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Comical Corners is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comical Corners
• Crescent Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Fostertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fostertown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
• Magnolia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Magnolia is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Mount Holly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Holly is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
• Retreat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Retreat is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Scrapetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scrapetown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrapetown
• Unionville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Woodlane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlane is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlane

How Far From Scratch Ridge 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 Scratch Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Scratch Ridge and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Scratch Ridge to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,336 miles [6,978.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'