How to get out there

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So basically I am 24, still live with family and just started dating at the beginning of this year. The only reason I even started is because my family surprised me for with a baby kitten. If they never got me the kitten none of this would have happened. But that is another story.

So over the year I've dated about 12 girls. Some only lead to first dates and some led to a lot more. All of them have been from online dating except for one.

I want to get out there more. I have hobbies but I have no one to share them with. I only have one real friend of 20 years and rest are just acquaintances from work which I never hang out with outside of work.

Yesterday I was out with my family for dinner and this cute asian girl (who I thought was with her family) came in and sat near us. I told myself I had to at least talk to her. She eventually got up and went to the restroom so I waited a second and went and caught her as she was coming back. Introduced myself and asked if that was her brother. She said it was her husband. Basically said Oh okay, and continued on my way. I'm glad I at least tried though because I would still be regretting it.

However like I said above I don't really have anything to get me out of the house besides photography. I live outside of the city towards the country so there is almost nothing to do out here or to meet girls. I have been going down to the river where I've occasionally seen cute asian girls but literally every time I go alone they aren't there only when I'm on a date with another girl.

I guess basically what I am trying to say is I need to find a way to get out of the house and actively go around and talking to girls in real life as opposed to online. How do I meet new people when I left all my friends on the west coast 5 years ago?