Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riga
- 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 Riga:
- 36.551448, -90.649560
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Riga
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since Riga is near Butler County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Riga ...
We found four communities that share the name Riga.
Within Missouri, the name Riga is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Michigan
- New York
- North Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riga ...
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.
- Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Clay County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
- Current View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Fairdealing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Glenn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Kingbee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Martinsburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Ripley County
- Parks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Torch
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Twin Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Riga 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 Riga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Riga once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Riga and extending to:
- Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riga to Doniphan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5514, Longitude: -90.6496 In this case, the coordinates for Riga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Riga to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.263 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.693 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.307 degrees. |