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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 Ramblewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ramblewood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ramblewood:
    • 40.329685, -75.846793
    • 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 Ramblewood
  • 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 Berks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berks County
    • Since Ramblewood is near Montgomery County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Ramblewood

Communities Also Named Ramblewood ...

We found nine communities that are also named Ramblewood.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Ramblewood.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Centre County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Centre County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Ramblewood.
    • York County
      • This Ramblewood is located in York County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Ramblewood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Ramblewood [New Castle County].
    • Indiana
      • LaGrange County
      • This Ramblewood is located in LaGrange County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Ramblewood.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Ramblewood is located in Baltimore City and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Ramblewood.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Burlington County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Ramblewood.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Ramblewood.
    • Tennessee
      • Washington County
      • This Ramblewood is located in Washington County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ramblewood.
    • Virginia
      • Petersburg City
      • This Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ramblewood that is located in Berks County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Ramblewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramblewood ...

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.

  • Beavers Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beavers Mill is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Mill
  • Fairway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairway is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
  • Farming Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Farming Ridge is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming Ridge
  • Forest Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Court is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Court
  • Greenview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenview is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Heisters Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heisters Creek is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisters Creek
  • Hunters Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Run is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
  • Limekiln
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Limekiln is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
  • Lincolnwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnwood is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
  • Long Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Long Pond is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
  • Marywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Marywood is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
  • Mountain Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mountain Park is located in Berks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Neversink
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Neversink is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neversink
    • Overlook Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Overlook Woods is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Woods
    • Pathfinder Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pathfinder Valley is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfinder Valley
    • Pheasant Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pheasant Run is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Stonersville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Stonersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
    • Stonetown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonetown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonetown
    • Sunrise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunshine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunshine is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Wingspread
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Wingspread is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingspread

How Far From Ramblewood 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 Ramblewood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ramblewood and extending to:

  • Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Ramblewood to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,372 miles [7,036.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ramblewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ramblewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Ramblewood 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 Ramblewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3297, Longitude: -75.8468       In this case, the coordinates for Ramblewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.076 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.739 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.63 degrees.