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Welcome to Skippack Ridge ...

Skippack Ridge is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Skippack Ridge is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Skippack Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Skippack Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skippack Ridge.

  • Norristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • West Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Perkasie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
  • Quakertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Conshohocken
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Skippack Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skippack Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skippack Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skippack Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skippack Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Skippack Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skippack Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Skippack Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Skippack Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skippack Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skippack Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.