Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riverridge:
  • 33.050956, -85.170220
  • 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 Riverridge

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since Riverridge is near Chambers County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Riverridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverridge ...

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.

• Covered Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
• Heatherbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Maplecreek Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
• Piney Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Piney Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
• River Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • River Trace is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
• Shady Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
• Spring Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Standing Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
• Timber Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Turkey Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Turkey Point is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riverridge and extending to:

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Riverridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,505 miles [10,468.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'