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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riggston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riggston and the surrounding area.
- 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 Riggston:
- 39.695324, -90.423180
- 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 Riggston
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Riggston is near Morgan County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Riggston
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riggston ...
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.
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Joy Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Prairie
- Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Naples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Portuguese Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
- Savage ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Valley City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
How Far From Riggston to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Riggston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Riggston and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Riggston to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riggston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Riggston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riggston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6953, Longitude: -90.4232 In this case, the coordinates for Riggston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.114 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.506 degrees. |
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