Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riddlesburg:
  • 40.161845, -78.254328
  • 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 Riddlesburg

• 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Riddlesburg is near Huntingdon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Riddlesburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riddlesburg ...

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.

• Defiance
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Defiance is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
• Hickory Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Jerkwater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jerkwater is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerkwater
• Marble City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Marble City is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
• Marysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marysville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Round Knob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Round Knob is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
• Sandy Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Run is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Stone Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Stone Row is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Row
• Stonerstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stonerstown is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonerstown
• Sunny Side
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Side is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Yellow Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Creek is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Yellow Creek
  • From Riddlesburg to Yellow Creek

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

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

• Bedford, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riddlesburg to Bedford, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,894 miles [9,485.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,483 miles [7,214.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'