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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 Rivermist, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivermist 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 Rivermist:
    • 33.865660, -84.074913
    • 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 Rivermist
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Rivermist is near DeKalb County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Rivermist

Communities Also Named Rivermist ...

We found one communities that are also named Rivermist.

Within Georgia, the name Rivermist is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Rivermist in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Rivermist is located in Will County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rivermist that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Rivermist.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivermist ...

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.

  • Cedar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cricket Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Emerald Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Flowers Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
  • Lester Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
  • Mountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • River Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
  • River Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
  • Scenic Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
  • Timber Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Timber Trace is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trace
  • Trickem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
  • Williams Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Williams Place is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Place
  • Yellow River ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Rivermist to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rivermist) 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 Rivermist 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 Rivermist. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8657, Longitude: -84.0749       In this case, the coordinates for Rivermist have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.074 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.488 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.136 degrees.