Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chestnut 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 Chestnut Ridge Acres:
  • 40.547046, -75.102950
  • 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 Chestnut 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 Bucks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • Since Chestnut Ridge Acres is near Hunterdon County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Chestnut Ridge Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut 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.

• Amsterdam
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
• Clay Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clay Ridge is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Ridge
• Erwinna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Erwinna is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwinna <1>
• Everbreeze Plateau
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Everbreeze Plateau is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everbreeze Plateau
• Ferndale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ferndale is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Holland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Jugtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jugtown is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
• Little York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little York is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Narrowsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrowsville is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsville
• Spring Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
• Upper Black Eddy
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Upper Black Eddy is located in Bucks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Black Eddy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Black Eddy <1>

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

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

• Doylestown, which is the Seat of Bucks County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Ridge Acres to Doylestown, 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west (W). 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'