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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 Ridgebury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ridgebury 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 Ridgebury:
    • 41.973407, -76.721619
    • 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 Ridgebury
  • 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
    • Since Ridgebury is near Chemung County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Ridgebury

Communities Also Named Ridgebury ...

We found two communities that are also named Ridgebury.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Ridgebury is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Ridgebury is located in Fairfield County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ridgebury that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Ridgebury.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Ridgebury is located in Orange County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ridgebury that is located in Bradford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Ridgebury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridgebury ...

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.

  • Big Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Big Pond is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
  • Checkerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Checkerville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerville
  • Golden Glow Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden Glow Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glow Heights
  • Hicks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hicks is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Huffs Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
  • Jobs Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jobs Corners is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs Corners
  • Milltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mosherville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mosherville is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
  • Orchard Knoll
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Orchard Knoll is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knoll
  • Pine City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sagetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sagetown is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown

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

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

  • Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ridgebury to Towanda, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south (S). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ridgebury) 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 Ridgebury 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 Ridgebury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9734, Longitude: -76.7216       In this case, the coordinates for Ridgebury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.46 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.433 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.327 degrees.