Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Wood Ridge Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood Ridge Manor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wood Ridge Manor

• 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 Wood Ridge Manor:
  • 40.240647, -76.675247
  • 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 Wood Ridge Manor

• 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 Wood Ridge Manor is near Lancaster County and also Lebanon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lebanon 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 Wood Ridge Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood Ridge Manor ...

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.

• Beverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Chestnut Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Ebenezer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• English Manor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • English Manor is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
• Hershey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hershey is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <1>
• High Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
• Hillymeade
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillymeade is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillymeade
• Hockersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
• Hummelstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <1>
• Plainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Plainville is located in Lebanon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Sand Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sand Beach is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
• Sandhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
• Union Deposit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit

How Far From Wood Ridge Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wood Ridge Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wood Ridge Manor and extending to:

• Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wood Ridge Manor to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'