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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 Riddle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riddle 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 Riddle:
- 36.289786, -76.043385
- 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 Riddle
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Riddle is near Currituck County and also Pasquotank County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Currituck County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasquotank 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 Riddle
Communities Also Named Riddle ...
We found ten communities that are also named Riddle.
Within North Carolina, the name Riddle is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Elmore County
- This Riddle is located in Elmore County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riddle that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Riddle.
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Sevier County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Riddle.
- Idaho
- Owyhee County
- This Riddle is located in Owyhee County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riddle that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owyhee County community of Riddle.
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Riddle is located in Crawford County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riddle that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Riddle.
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Riddle [Elliott County].
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This Riddle is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riddle that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Riddle.
- New Mexico
- Guadalupe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Riddle.
- Oregon
- Douglas County
- This Riddle is located in Douglas County and lies 2,524 miles [4,062 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riddle that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Riddle.
- West Virginia
- Ritchie County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Riddle [Ritchie County].
- Wyoming
- Park County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Riddle [Park County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riddle ...
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.
- Alder Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coinjock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Goose Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goose Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
- Gregory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Indiantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Old Trap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Poolville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poolville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
How Far From Riddle 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 Riddle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riddle and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Riddle to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 188 miles [302.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,964 miles [9,598.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,538 miles [7,303.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Riddle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Riddle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Riddle could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Riddle 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 Riddle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2898, Longitude: -76.0434 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.557 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.298 degrees. |
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