Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riedel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riedel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riedel
- 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 Riedel:
- 47.983318, -109.357403
- 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 Riedel
- 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 Blaine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blaine County
- Since Riedel is near Chouteau County and also Fergus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chouteau County
- eBird sighting report for Fergus 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riedel ...
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.
- Bearpaw ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Hungry Hollow ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Hollow
- Hungry Hollow is located in Blaine County
- Judith ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Leroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lloyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lloyd is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <2>
- Ragland Bench ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragland Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland Bench
- Ragland Bench is located in Blaine County
- Rattlesnake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rattlesnake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattlesnake
- Rattlesnake is located in Blaine County
- Sour Dough Flat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Dough Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Dough Flat
- Sour Dough Flat is located in Blaine County
- Woodhawk ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
How Far From Riedel 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 Riedel 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<3> community of Riedel once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Riedel and extending to:
- Chinook, which is the Seat of Blaine County, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Riedel to Chinook, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 68 days and walking would take 98 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,281 miles [8,498.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Riedel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riedel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riedel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9833, Longitude: -109.3574 In this case, the coordinates for Riedel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Riedel 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 330.407 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.369 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.422 degrees. |