Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverbend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverbend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverbend
- 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 Riverbend:
- 36.756895, -119.511242
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Riverbend
- 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 Fresno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fresno County
- Since Riverbend is near Tulare County and also Madera County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tulare County
- eBird sighting report for Madera 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Riverbend ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Riverbend.
Within California, the name Riverbend is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Riverbend is located in Carroll County and lies 1,944 miles [3,128.6 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Riverbend.
- Hall County
- This Riverbend is located in Hall County and lies 2,000 miles [3,218.7 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Riverbend.
- Irwin County
- This Riverbend is located in Irwin County and lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Irwin County community of Riverbend.
- Newton County
- This Riverbend is located in Newton County and lies 2,014 miles [3,241.2 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Riverbend.
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Riverbend [Gaston County].
- Rockingham County
- This Riverbend is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Riverbend.
- Rutherford County
- This Riverbend is located in Rutherford County and lies 2,072 miles [3,334.6 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Riverbend.
- Quebec
- This Riverbend lies 2,516 miles [4,049.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Riverbend is located in Knox County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Riverbend.
- Rutherford County
- This Riverbend is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Fresno County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Riverbend.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverbend ...
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.
- Avocado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Big Bunch
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Butler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Fresno County
- Elk
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Fargo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Fort Camp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Lone Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Lone Star is located in Fresno County
- Miley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Wolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Riverbend 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 Riverbend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverbend and extending to:
- Fresno, which is the Seat of Fresno County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Riverbend to Fresno, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,423 miles [11,946.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,191 miles [13,182.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverbend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fresno County: www.co.fresno.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Riverbend 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverbend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverbend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7569, Longitude: -119.5112 In this case, the coordinates for Riverbend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Riverbend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.649 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.398 degrees. |