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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:
- 41.402552, -83.522986
- 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Since Scotch Ridge is near Sandusky County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Ohio, the name Scotch Ridge is unique.
Beyond Ohio, 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 ...
- Iowa
- Warren County
- This Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west of the Scotch Ridge that is located in Wood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Scotch Ridge.
- New Brunswick
- This Scotch Ridge lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Scotch Ridge that is located in Wood County.
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.
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Christy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Christy is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Luckey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowvale is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Quail Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quail Hollow is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rollersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
- Stony Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Sugar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Wintergarden Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Scotch 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 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:
- Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Scotch Ridge to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 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 things 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: 41.4026, Longitude: -83.5230 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 311.765 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.222 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.722 degrees. |
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