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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 West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River West 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 River West:
- 32.516813, -83.550182
- 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 West
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since River West is near Twiggs County and also Bleckley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bleckley 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 West
Communities Also Named River West ...
We found two communities that are also named River West.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named River West.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named River West in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Douglas County
- This River West is located in Douglas County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest of the River West that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of River West.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Tioga County
- This River West is located in Tioga County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the north northeast of the River West that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of River West.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River West ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Deerwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deerwood is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Doublegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doublegate is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
- Forest Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Pointe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pointe
- Hickory Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Holly Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Bluff is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
- Kathleen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Sand Bed
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Bed is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bed
- Willow Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Run is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From River West 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 River West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River West and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from River West to Perry, with an average speed<3> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River West) 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 River West 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 West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5168, Longitude: -83.5502 In this case, the coordinates for River West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.713 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.261 degrees. |
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