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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 Ridge Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridge Acres 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 Ridge Acres:
- 40.336755, -76.832194
- 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 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Ridge Acres is near Cumberland County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Ridge Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Ellendale Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Fort Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fox Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haven Croft
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Hillside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Holiday Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Kent Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Locust Lane Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Lane Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lane Gardens
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Overview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Piketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piketown is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Poplar Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ridgeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Ritzie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rustic Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stone Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
How Far From Ridge Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as 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 Ridge Acres and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ridge Acres to White House, 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ridge Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ridge Acres 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 Ridge Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3368, Longitude: -76.8322 In this case, the coordinates for Ridge Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.409 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.057 degrees. |
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