Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Park Ridge Acres:
  • 39.906449, -83.870763
  • 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 Park Ridge Acres

• 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Park Ridge Acres is near Greene County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign 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 Park Ridge Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Ridge Acres ...

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.

• Durbin
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Durbin is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Green Hedges
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hedges is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
• Green Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Meadows is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Karen Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Karen Woods is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
• Limecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Limecrest is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limecrest
• Limestone City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Limestone City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
• Mad River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mad River is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
• Oakgrove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oakgrove is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Possum Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Possum Woods is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Woods
• Riceville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riceville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Rock Way
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rock Way is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
• Sunnyland
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunnyland is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
• Upper Fox Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow

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

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Park Ridge Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'