Links to Other Scouting Sites

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Thanks for visiting us. Below are some interesting Scouting Links to various organisations in the Scouting Programme. In keeping with our international scouting programme, we have posted links to scout camps and organisations in Canada as well as those in the United States. We hope you have enjoyed your visit at our web site and that you will return often to see what is new.

Councils and Districts

World Scout Organisation: The World Scout Organisation (WSO) is located in Geneva, Switzerland, and provides coordination to National Scouting organisations worldwide. There are currently more than 25 millions youth and adult members of scouting organisations in 216 countries world wide.

Boy Scouts of America: This is the official site of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Here,
you can find information about all of the scouting programs, the name and
address of your local council, and a vast array of other information regarding
camping, child safety and the like.

Scouts Canada: The mission of Scouts Canada is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities through the application the Principles and Practices of Scouts Canada.

Scouts UK: This is the official website of the Scout Association of the United Kingdom. On this page, you can find out information about Scouting in the country that started it all! There is also a link to the Scout Association of the UK Scout Shop where materials may be purchased online.

Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs: This is the official web site for the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Austria. In Austria, the Boy Scouts are joined with the Girl Guides in a single organisation. While there are scout groups in Austria that have only male or female members, the majority of the groups are mixed with both Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. There is also link to Austria's Scout Shop, which is online!

Pfadibewegung Schweiz: This is the official web site for the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Switzerland. As in a growing number of countries, Scouting in Switzerland is co-educational. The page can be read in English, German, French or Italian. There is also a link to the Swiss Scout Shop, but that site is only presented in German.

Cradle of Liberty Council, BSA: The Cradle of Liberty Council serves the Scouting needs of Delaware,
Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania. The council was formed
in 1996 through the merger of the Philadelphia and Valley Forge Councils. Troop 461 is a part of the Cradle of Liberty Council.
Bucks County Council, BSA: The Bucks County Council serves the Scouting needs of Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, and is one of the neighbouring councils to the Cradle of Liberty
Council. Its headquarters are located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

General Nash District, BSA: The General Nash District of the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America and serves the Scouting needs of the boys of the North Penn and Souderton School Districts. Troop 461 belongs to the General Nash District.

Wiener Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen: This is the web site for the Vienna area Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. From this site, you can find any of the many scout groups organised in the Vienna metropolitan area.

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Scout Camps and Reservations

Haliburton Scout Reserve: Located 250 kilometers (150 miles) north of Toronto, Canada, Haliburton Scout Reserve consists of 5000 acres, almost all of which is richly forested, and has 10 sparkling lakes providing wilderness homes for many animals, birds and fish. Centred around Lake Kennabi, Haliburton Scout Reserve offers 23 campsites which are accessible only by water, and are surrounded by a world of breath taking scenery. The Reserve has been developed to provide Scouts with the most enjoyable camping experience possible. Haliburton invites campers of all skill levels, from the novice to the experienced woodsman. Haliburton has been Canada's largest scout summer camp since 1947. Troop 461 has visited Haliburton on a regular basis since 1962 and highly recommends it!

Kandersteg International Scout Centre: Kandersteg International Scout Centre is the only world centre of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). The Centre began in 1923 with Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who, after the first World Scout Jamboree had a dream about a place where all Scouts from all over the world could meet. The Centre is open to Scouts all year round, as well as to non-Scouts for most of the year.

Musser Scout Reservation: Musser Scout Reservation includes Camp Delmont and Camp Hart and is located among over 1,400 acres located in the rolling hills of Green Lane, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.. This reservation is nestled around the serenity of the Unami Creek. Camps Delmont and Hart offer a variety of camping and scouting experiences for all levels of scouting from Tiger Cubs through Explorers.

Ockanickon Scout Reservation: Ockanickon Scout Reservation is located near Point Pleasant in upper Bucks County. The weeded camp is on hills bounded by Tohickon Creek and adjacent to Ralph Stover State Park. Lake Chinquilipa offers the boys fishing and boating. Aquatics programs use the swimming pool and bath house. Trails lead to a dozen campsites with shelters and tent platforms used during Summer Camp. Each site has its own toilet facilities known as "latrines".

Resica Falls Scout Reservation: Resica Falls Scout Reservation is located on 4,000 acres on prime Pennsylvania Pocono mountains. Resica Falls offers a wide array of camping programs. Scouts and leaders will find places to explore, boats and canoes to sail, pools and streams to swim and miles of trails to hike. Resica Falls is currently has three major camps running, Big Springs Camp, Firestone Camp, and Fawn Run Camp. Troop 461's favourite camp at Resica Falls, Great Bend Camp, was closed in 1980.

Techuana Jugendcamp: Located approximately 300 kilometers southwest of Vienna in the Austrian province of Carinthia, Techuana is an official Scout camp of the Austrian Scout Association - Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs. It is approximately 30,000 square meters in size and has a capacity of 650 persons. The two official languages of the camp are German and English. This is the camp where Troop 461 will be holding its joint summer camp with Pfadfinder Gruppe 12 auf Wien in July of 2003.

Treasure Island Scout Reservation: Treasure Island is the oldest continually operated Boy Scout Camp in the country, celebrating its 84th anniversary this year. Treasure Island Scout Reservation is naturally divided into Marshall Island and Treasure Island by the picturesque Delaware River near Pipersville, PA. Treasure Island combines some of the best facilities available with the adventure of "living on an island."

Local Units

Pack 91 - Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Pack 91 meets at Oak Ridge Elementary School in Harleysville, Pennsylvania,
usually on the third Friday of the month, and is sponsored by the Harleysville
Lions Club
Cub Pack 397 - Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Cub Pack 397 is sponsored by the Christ United Methodist Church, 1020 Valley Forge Road, Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Pack meetings are held on the third Friday of the month at Christ United Methodist Church from 7:30 pm. to 9:00 p.m. (Unfortunately, this site has gone inactive).

Other Scouting Units

Crossroads of America Scout Band: The Crossroads of America Scout Band was chartered in1917 and became a Boy Scout troop-nearing its 83rd year of existence. The band is now a Venture Crew and has a number of semi-professional musicians as assistant advisors. The Crossroads of America Scout Band has performed for a number if dignitaries, including several Presidents of the United States and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain! The band also plays annually at the Indianapolis 500 automobile race. Check them out!

Pfadfindergruppe Wien 12 "Erzherzog Johann": Scout group 12 of Vienna, Austria, was our host unit during the Troop's July-August 2000 visit to Vienna prior to attending "Vienna 2000." They have since become our "sister" scout unit in Austria. Like other Austrian Scout units, Gruppe 12 is both co-educational and includes all age groups from young Wölflinge, which are the equivalent of our Cub Scouts, to Rangers and Rovers, which are the equivalent of our Explorers and Venturers. Gruppe 12 is just launching their web site so this is a work in progress. Unfortunately, at present the site is entirely in German but an English version is coming soon!

Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Gruppe 32 Pax Hill: The Boy Scout and Girl Guide Group 32 is located in the southeastern portion of Vienna, Austria and consists of over 130 members from 7 year old cub scouts to 20 year old Rovers and leaders. Our troop was paired with Caravelles and Explorers from Gruppe 32 at the Vienna 2000 international scout camp to form our jamboree troop.

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