Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riverdale Park:
  • 37.609375, -121.051879
  • 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 Riverdale Park

• 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 Stanislaus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanislaus County
  • Since Riverdale Park is near San Joaquin County and also Merced County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Joaquin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merced 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 Riverdale Park

Communities Also Named Riverdale Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Riverdale Park.

Within California, the name Riverdale Park is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Riverdale Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Prince George's County
    • This Riverdale Park is located in Prince George's County and lies 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverdale Park that is located in Stanislaus County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Riverdale Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverdale Park ...

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.

• Aurora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
• Claus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Claus is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claus
• Crows Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Crows Landing is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crows Landing <2>
• Empire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Empire is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <2>
• Harp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harp is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Hatch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
• Jet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jet is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
• Riverbank
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverbank <2>
• Van Allen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Van Allen is located in San Joaquin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen

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

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

• Modesto, which is the Seat of Stanislaus County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Riverdale Park to Sacramento, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,364 miles [3,804.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,167 miles [13,143.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'