Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in The Ridings of Montgomery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Ridings of Montgomery and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for The Ridings of Montgomery

• 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 The Ridings of Montgomery:
  • 40.242200, -75.220800
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Ridings of Montgomery

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since The Ridings of Montgomery is near Bucks County and also Indiana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Bucks County
  • eBird sighting report for Indiana 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Ridings of Montgomery ...

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.

• Bramble Gate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramble Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Gate
  • Bramble Gate is located in Montgomery County
• Carpenters Way
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenters Way have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Way
  • Carpenters Way is located in Montgomery County
• Castle Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
  • Castle Valley is located in Bucks County
• Clover Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Crest
  • Clover Crest is located in Montgomery County
• Cowpath Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowpath Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpath Village
  • Cowpath Village is located in Montgomery County
• Eureka
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Montgomery County
• Farm School
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm School have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm School
  • Farm School is located in Bucks County
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Bucks County
• Heather Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Knoll
  • Heather Knoll is located in Montgomery County
• Helen Marie Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helen Marie Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen Marie Court
  • Helen Marie Court is located in Montgomery County
• Imperial Arms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Arms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Arms
  • Imperial Arms is located in Montgomery County
• Little Farm Trace Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Farm Trace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farm Trace Park
  • Little Farm Trace Park is located in Bucks County
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  • Maple Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
    • Maple Glen is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Glen <2>
  • Maple Glen Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Glen Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen Hollow
    • Maple Glen Hollow is located in Montgomery County
  • Merrybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrybrook
    • Merrybrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Parsons Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Glen
    • Parsons Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Patriot Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriot Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot Place
    • Patriot Place is located in Bucks County
  • Spring House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring House
    • Spring House is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring House <2>
  • Squires Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Knoll
    • Squires Knoll is located in Montgomery County
  • Three Tuns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Three Tuns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Tuns
    • Three Tuns is located in Montgomery County
  • Tradesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
    • Tradesville is located in Bucks County
  • Winners Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winners Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winners Circle
    • Winners Circle is located in Montgomery County
  • Wooded Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Pond
    • Wooded Pond is located in Montgomery County
  • Yorkshire Commons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Commons
    • Yorkshire Commons is located in Montgomery County

How Far From The Ridings of Montgomery 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 The Ridings of Montgomery to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in The Ridings of Montgomery and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Ridings of Montgomery to Norristown, with an average speed<5> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 87 miles [140 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
• 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).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Ridings of Montgomery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/