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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 Rio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rio:
- 27.219492, -80.239214
- 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 Rio
- 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Rio is near Saint Lucie County and also Palm Beach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lucie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palm Beach 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 Rio
Communities Also Named Rio ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Rio.
Within Florida, the name Rio is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Spalding County
- This Rio is located in Spalding County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spalding County community of Rio.
- Illinois
- Knox County
- This Rio is located in Knox County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Rio.
- Kansas
- Ford 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 Kansas community of Rio [Ford County].
- Kentucky
- Hart County
- This Rio is located in Hart County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Rio.
- Louisiana
- Washington Parish
- This Rio is located in Washington Parish and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Rio.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This Rio is located in Kemper County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kemper County community of Rio.
- New York
- Orange 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 Rio [Orange County].
- North Dakota
- Stutsman 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 North Dakota community of Rio [Stutsman County].
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Rio is located in Utah County and lies 1,984 miles [3,192.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Rio.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Rio is located in Albemarle County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the north of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Rio.
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Rio is located in Hampshire County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the north of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Rio.
- Wisconsin
- Columbia County
- This Rio is located in Columbia County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rio that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Rio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio ...
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.
- Coral Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coral Gardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Gardens
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Golden Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golden Gate is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
- Jensen Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lighthouse Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lighthouse Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
- Palm City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Skyline Heights is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Snug Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Waveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waveland is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
How Far From Rio 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 Rio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rio and extending to:
- Stuart, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rio to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Rio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rio 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rio to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.2195, Longitude: -80.2392 In this case, the coordinates for Rio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.63 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.74 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.364 degrees. |
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