Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riverland Estates:
  • 34.721472, -85.932478
  • 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 Riverland Estates

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Riverland Estates is near DeKalb County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Riverland Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverland Estates ...

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.

• Berrys ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Berrys is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
• Blackankle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blackankle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
• Ferncliff ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gray ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Hodge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hodge is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
• Index ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Index is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
• Kyles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kyles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
• Martintown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Martintown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Pikeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pikeville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
• Roseberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseberry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
• Sublett Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry

How Far From Riverland Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Riverland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Riverland Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'