Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pound 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 Pound Ridge:
  • 41.208667, -73.574977
  • 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 Pound 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 Pound Ridge is near Fairfield County and also Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Pound Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pound 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.

• Cross River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross River is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross River <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cross River
  • From Pound Ridge to Cross River
• Daniels Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Daniels Mill is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Mill
• High Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • High Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Horseshoe Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Horseshoe Hill is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Hill
• Hunting Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hunting Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
• Lewisboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisboro is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <1>
• Long Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Long Ridge is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
• Richards Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Richards Corner is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Corner
• Twin Lakes Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
• Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Vista is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vista <1>
• Windmill Farm
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windmill Farm is located in Westchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Farm

How Far From Pound Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pound 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 Pound Ridge and extending to:

• White Plains, which is the Seat of Westchester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pound Ridge to White Plains, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,239 miles [6,822 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'