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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 River Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Cove 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 River Cove:
    • 30.846068, -81.572599
    • 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 River Cove
  • 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Since River Cove is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 River Cove

Communities Also Named River Cove ...

We found one communities that are also named River Cove.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named River Cove.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Newton County
      • This River Cove is located in Newton County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the River Cove that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of River Cove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Cove ...

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.

  • Bristol Hammock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol Hammock is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Hammock
  • Cabin Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cabin Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Bluff
  • Deals Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Deals Landing is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deals Landing
  • Elliotts Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elliotts Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Bluff
  • Elliotts Plantation
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elliotts Plantation is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Plantation
  • Foxwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Foxwood is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
  • Grover View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Grover View is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover View
  • Harrietts Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harrietts Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff
  • Harrietts Bluff Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • London Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • London Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
  • Mallard Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mallard Pointe is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pointe
  • Mission Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mission Trace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Trace

How Far From River Cove 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 River Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from River Cove to Woodbine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- River Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 River Cove 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 River Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8461, Longitude: -81.5726       In this case, the coordinates for River Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.531 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.283 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.952 degrees.