Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riddles Store:
  • 35.609240, -84.542155
  • 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 Riddles Store

• 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Since Riddles Store is near Loudon County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Riddles Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riddles Store ...

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.

• Cedar Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
• Christianburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Christianburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
• Erie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Erie is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Marshall Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hill
• Mount Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Harmony is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
• Old Sweetwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sweetwater
• Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
• Pond Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pond Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
• Regret ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Regret is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
• Surprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Surprise is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
• Sweetwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <1>
• Ten Mile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ten Mile is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ten Mile <1>
• Union Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Union Grove is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Riddles Store and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riddles Store to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'