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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rivermont:
    • 34.832865, -87.598360
    • 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 Rivermont
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Rivermont is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Rivermont

Communities Also Named Rivermont ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Rivermont.

There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Rivermont.

Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Colbert County
      • This Rivermont is located in Colbert County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Rivermont.
    • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Rivermont is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rivermont.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Rivermont is located in Floyd County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Rivermont.
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Rivermont is located in Lenoir County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Rivermont.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Rivermont is located in Hamilton County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rivermont.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rivermont is located in Montgomery County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rivermont.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Rivermont is located in Augusta County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Rivermont.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Rivermont is located in Chesterfield County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east northeast of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Rivermont.
      • Covington City
      • This Rivermont is located in Covington City and lies 470 miles [756.4 km] to the east northeast of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Rivermont.
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Rivermont is located in Lynchburg City and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Rivermont.
      • Newport News City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rivermont [Newport News City].
      • Roanoke City
      • This Rivermont is located in Roanoke City and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the east northeast of the Rivermont that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Rivermont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivermont ...

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.

  • Emerald Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Shores is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
  • Falconhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
  • Hickory Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hideaway Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hideaway Hills is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Kingman ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kingman is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Lake Coves
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Coves is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Coves
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lakeview Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
  • Lock Six
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lock Six is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Six
  • Lockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lockland is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mars Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Paradise Points
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Points is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Points
    • Sky Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sky Park is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Park
    • Twin Brooks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
    • Village Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
    • Virginia Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Virginia Shores is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Shores
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rivermont and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Rivermont to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rivermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rivermont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rivermont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rivermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8329, Longitude: -87.5984       In this case, the coordinates for Rivermont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.238 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.118 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.34 degrees.