Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riegel Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riegel Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riegel Ridge
- 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 Riegel Ridge:
- 40.609823, -75.119896
- 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 Riegel Ridge
- 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 Hunterdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hunterdon County
- Since Riegel Ridge is near Warren County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Riegel Ridge ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Carpentersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Warren County
- Coffeetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Coffeetown is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Finesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
- Finesville is located in Warren County
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hughesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County
- Kennedy Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
- Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County
- Kennedys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Little York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Hunterdon County
- Mount Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
- Narrowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrowsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsville
- Narrowsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County
- Springtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Springtown is located in Warren County
- Still Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
- Still Valley is located in Warren County
- Upper Black Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Black Eddy
- Upper Black Eddy is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Black Eddy <3>
- Spring Mills
How Far From Riegel Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Riegel Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Riegel Ridge and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Riegel Ridge to Flemington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,329 miles [6,966.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riegel Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Riegel Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riegel Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6098, Longitude: -75.1199 In this case, the coordinates for Riegel Ridge 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 Riegel Ridge 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 306.616 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.263 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.194 degrees. |