Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rivers End, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivers End and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rivers End
- 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 Rivers End:
- 39.637612, -75.658541
- 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 Rivers End
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since Rivers End is near Salem County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Salem County
- eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Rivers End ...
We found three communities that share the name Rivers End.
Within Delaware, the name Rivers End is unique.
Beyond Delaware, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Rivers End is located in Chatham County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rivers End that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Rivers End.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Rivers End is located in Washington County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rivers End that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Rivers End.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Rivers End.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivers End ...
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.
- Bear
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bear is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear <3>
- Carriage Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
- Carriage Run is located in New Castle County
- Cedar Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Farms
- Cedar Farms is located in New Castle County
- Christiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in New Castle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiana <3>
- Christiana Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiana Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Landing
- Christiana Landing is located in New Castle County
- Christiana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiana Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Fairwinds
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Fox Chase Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chase Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase Park
- Fox Chase Park is located in New Castle County
- Fox Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Glasgow Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Court
- Glasgow Court is located in New Castle County
- Ivy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kings Croft
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Croft
- Kings Croft is located in New Castle County
- Marydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Melanie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Oak Hollow is located in New Castle County
- Pigeon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Pigeon Run is located in New Castle County
- Pine Swamp Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Swamp Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Swamp Corner
- Pine Swamp Corner is located in New Castle County
- Pleasantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in New Castle County
- Raintree Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Summer Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in New Castle County
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Woodshade
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County
- Kings Croft
How Far From Rivers End 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 Rivers End to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rivers End and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rivers End to Wilmington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,808 miles [9,347.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,390 miles [7,065 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rivers End. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rivers End) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rivers End. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6376, Longitude: -75.6585 In this case, the coordinates for Rivers End have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rivers End to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.023 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.57 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.837 degrees. |