Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Riveredge 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 Riveredge Park:
  • 39.689002, -75.548256
  • 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 Riveredge 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
  • Since Riveredge Park is near Salem County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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 Riveredge Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riveredge 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.

• Boxwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boxwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
• Buttonwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Buttonwood is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
• Churchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Churchtown is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Deepwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deepwater is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
• Delaware Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
• Dobbinsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dobbinsville is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbinsville
• Fern Hook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fern Hook is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hook
• Hares Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hares Corner is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hares Corner
• Hazeldell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hazeldell is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Keystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Keystone is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Manor Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Manor Park is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Park
  • Overview Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Overview Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview Gardens
  • Rogers Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rogers Corners is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corners
  • Rose Hill Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rose Hill Gardens is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Gardens
  • Rosegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rosegate is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosegate

How Far From Riveredge Park to ...

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

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

• Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the North.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Riveredge Park to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,383 miles [7,053.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'