Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Riddle Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riddle Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Riddle Crossroads

• 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 Crossroads:
  • 41.200338, -79.844220
  • 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 Crossroads

• 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
  • Since Riddle Crossroads is near Butler County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riddle Crossroads ...

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.

• Annisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Annisville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisville
• Bonus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonus is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
• Cherry Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
• Coal City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coal City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
• Ferris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ferris is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Lisbon
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lisbon is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Nectarine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Nectarine is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
• Pearl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pearl is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Rockland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Sandy Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Point is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Whiskerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Whiskerville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskerville

How Far From Riddle Crossroads 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 Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riddle Crossroads and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Riddle Crossroads to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,510 miles [7,258.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'