Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riderwood:
  • 32.128757, -88.327804
  • 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 Riderwood

• 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Since Riderwood is near Clarke County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Riderwood

Communities Also Named Riderwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Riderwood.

Within Alabama, the name Riderwood is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Riderwood in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • This Riderwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riderwood that is located in Choctaw County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Riderwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riderwood ...

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.

• Butler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Butler is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
• Cyril
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyril is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
• Green Acres
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hurricane Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurricane Creek is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
• Land
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Land is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
• Little Walker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Walker is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walker
• Pine Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Red Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
• Rock Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Riderwood to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 787 miles [1,266.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,390 miles [11,893.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,266 miles [8,474.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'