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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 Riverdale Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverdale 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 Riverdale Acres:
- 33.532612, -84.414092
- 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 Riverdale 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Riverdale Acres is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Riverdale Acres
Communities Also Named Riverdale Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Riverdale Acres.
Within Georgia, the name Riverdale Acres is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Riverdale Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Riverdale Acres is located in Kanawha County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Riverdale Acres that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Riverdale Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverdale 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Dix - Leeson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Evans Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Frog Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Gamma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gamma is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Golden Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Graves Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Quail Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Skylane Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Steeplechase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Riverdale 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 Riverdale Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverdale Acres and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Riverdale Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 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- Riverdale Acres) 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5326, Longitude: -84.4141 In this case, the coordinates for Riverdale Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.259 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.654 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees. |
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