Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Heath 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 Heath Ridge:
  • 40.977598, -73.773188
  • 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 Heath 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 Westchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Westchester County
  • Since Heath Ridge is near Fairfield County and also Bronx County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bronx 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 Heath Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heath 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.

• Cecil Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cecil Park is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Park
• Forest Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Forest Knolls is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls
• Fox Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Greenhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenhaven is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
• Greenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hartsdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartsdale is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsdale <1>
• Maplewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Quaker Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
• Scarsdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <1>
• Scarsdale Downs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
• Sun Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sun Haven is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Haven
• Sunset Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
• Victory Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory Park is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
• White Birches
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • White Birches is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heath Ridge and extending to:

• White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies just to the North.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Heath Ridge to Albany, 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,256 miles [6,849.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'