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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 Mount Riga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Riga and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Riga:
    • 41.994814, -73.514568
    • 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 Mount Riga
  • 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 Mount Riga ...

We found one communities that share the name Mount Riga.

Within New York, the name Mount Riga is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Mount Riga in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Litchfield County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Mount Riga.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount 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.

  • Boston Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Corner
    • Boston Corner is located in Columbia County
  • Hammertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammertown
    • Hammertown is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Irondale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Dutchess County
  • Joyceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceville
    • Joyceville is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Lakeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lime Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Salisbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Weed Mines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
    • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County
  • Whitehouse Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Crossing
    • Whitehouse Crossing is located in Dutchess County

How Far From Mount Riga 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 Mount Riga to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mount Riga and extending to:

  • Poughkeepsie, which is the Seat of Dutchess County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Riga to Poughkeepsie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,207 miles [6,770.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Riga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mount Riga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Riga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Riga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9948, Longitude: -73.5146       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Riga 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 Mount 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 305.501 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.228 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.856 degrees.




 

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