Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riggins Corner:
  • 38.413455, -76.183831
  • 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 Riggins Corner

• 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Since Riggins Corner is near Calvert County and also Talbot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot 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 Riggins Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riggins Corner ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Crapo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
• Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fishing Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fishing Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishing Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishing Creek <1>
• Golden Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
• Gum Swamp
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gum Swamp is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Swamp
• Lakesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
• Longfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Longfield is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfield
• Paw Paw Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Paw Paw Point is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Point
• Ripling Waters
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ripling Waters is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripling Waters
• Robbins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbins is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Robbins Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Robbins Landing is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Landing
• Swan Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Swan Harbor is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Harbor

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

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

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Riggins Corner to Cambridge, 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.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'