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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 Riverside Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park:
    • 40.495137, -123.992823
    • 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 Riverside 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
    • Since Riverside Park is near Trinity County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Riverside Park ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Riverside Park.

Within California, the name Riverside Park is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Bibb County and lies 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Riverside Park.
      • Floyd County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Floyd County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km] to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Riverside Park.
      • Newton County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Newton County and lies 2,241 miles [3,606.5 km] to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Riverside Park.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • 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 Illinois community of Riverside Park [McHenry County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Riverside Park [Jefferson Parish].
    • Nebraska
      • Merrick County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Merrick County and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Riverside Park.
      • Seward County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Seward County and lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km] to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Riverside Park.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Riverside Park [Elko County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Burlington County and lies 2,548 miles [4,100.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Riverside Park.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • 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 New York community of Riverside Park [Cattaraugus County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Ulster County and lies 2,557 miles [4,115.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Riverside Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Riverside Park.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Riverside Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Riverside Park lies 2,428 miles [3,907.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • 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 South Carolina community of Riverside Park [Richland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Humboldt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Riverside Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside 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.

  • Bull Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
    • Bull Creek is located in Humboldt County
  • Fernbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbridge
    • Fernbridge is located in Humboldt County
  • Hacketsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacketsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacketsville
    • Hacketsville is located in Humboldt County
  • Lone Star Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Junction
    • Lone Star Junction is located in Humboldt County
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Humboldt County
  • Pepperwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pepperwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperwood
    • Pepperwood is located in Humboldt County
  • Redcrest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Stone is located in Humboldt County

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

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

  • Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riverside Park to Eureka, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 141 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,028 miles [12,919.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverside Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Riverside Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4951, Longitude: -123.9928       In this case, the coordinates for Riverside Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Riverside Park 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverside Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Riverside Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.794 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.183 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.138 degrees.




 

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