Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scrub 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 Scrub Ridge:
  • 38.867016, -83.392967
  • 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 Scrub 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Scrub Ridge is near Scioto County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Scrub Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scrub 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.

• Bacon Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bacon Flat is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Flat
• Beaver Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
• Fawcett
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fawcett is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
• Jaybird
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jaybird is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Jones Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Corner is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Locust Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Lynx
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lynx is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
• Marble Furnace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Marble Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Furnace
• Mineral Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Steam Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Steam Furnace is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace
• Unity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Unity is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Scrub Ridge 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 Scrub 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 Scrub Ridge and extending to:

• West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Scrub Ridge to West Union, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'