Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ridings Mill:
  • 39.029552, -78.241390
  • 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 Ridings Mill

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Ridings Mill is near Warren County and also Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah 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 Ridings Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ridings Mill ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Greenway Court
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenway Court is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Court
• Hill and Dale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Lake Frederick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
• Meadow Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Poplar Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Reliance
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Reliance is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• River View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • River View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Rockland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Royal Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Royal Village is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
• Success
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Success is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
• Tulip
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tulip is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
• Waterlick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterlick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick

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

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ridings Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,527 miles [7,285.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'