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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 Riegel Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riegel Ridge 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Riegel Ridge
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)
- Amsterdam is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Carpentersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carpentersville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Coffeetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coffeetown is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
- Finesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Finesville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Hughesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Kennedy Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kennedy Mills is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mills
- Kennedys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
- Little York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Mount Joy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Narrowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Narrowsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrowsville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Springtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Still Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Still Valley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
- Upper Black Eddy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Riegel Ridge 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 Riegel Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Riegel Ridge and extending to:
- Flemington, which is the Seat of Hunterdon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Riegel Ridge to Flemington, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Riegel Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.616 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.194 degrees. |
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