Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rivermeade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivermeade and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rivermeade

• 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 Rivermeade:
  • 33.837049, -84.455485
  • 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 Rivermeade

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Rivermeade is near Cobb County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Rivermeade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivermeade ...

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.

• Bolton
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bolton is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• De Foor Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
• Ellen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ellen is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Farmstead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
• Heritage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Hills Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
• Magnolia
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Postwoods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Postwoods is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
• Riverwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Stonewall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Treetop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Treetop is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rivermeade and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Rivermeade to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 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>'