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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverside Acres 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 Riverside Acres:
- 28.636110, -81.415348
- 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 Riverside Acres
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Riverside Acres is near Seminole County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Riverside Acres
Communities Also Named Riverside Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Riverside Acres.
Within Florida, the name Riverside Acres is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Riverside Acres is located in Gila County and lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverside Acres that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Riverside Acres.
- Texas
- Maverick County
- This Riverside Acres is located in Maverick County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the west of the Riverside Acres that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maverick County community of Riverside Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside Acres ...
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.
- Fern Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Fullers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fullers is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Goldenrod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Apopka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Apopka is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Apopka
- Longdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winter Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Riverside Acres 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 Riverside Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverside Acres and extending to:
- Orlando, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Riverside Acres to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Acres 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 Riverside Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6361, Longitude: -81.4153 In this case, the coordinates for Riverside Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.412 degrees. |
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