Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverwood
- 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 Riverwood:
- 33.875937, -84.459374
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Riverwood
- 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Riverwood is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Riverwood ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Riverwood.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Riverwood.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Newton County
- Troup County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Riverwood is located in Shelby County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riverwood that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Riverwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west southwest of the Riverwood that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Riverwood.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverwood that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Riverwood.
- Frederick County
- This Riverwood is located in Frederick County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast of the Riverwood that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Riverwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Riverwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the northeast of the Riverwood that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Riverwood.
- Michigan
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Riverwood.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Riverwood is located in Arlington County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverwood that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Riverwood.
- Fairfax County
- This Riverwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast of the Riverwood that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Riverwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverwood ...
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.
- Chimney Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
- Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
- De Foor Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Foor Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
- De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Farmstead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Greyfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Heard Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heard Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
- Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Heritage
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Post Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
- Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
- Post River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
- Post River is located in Cobb County
- Postwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Power Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
- Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Powers Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
- Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
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- Rose Garden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
- Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
- Shadowwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
- Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
- Stonewall
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Treetop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Garden Hills
How Far From Riverwood 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 Riverwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverwood and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Riverwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8759, Longitude: -84.4594 In this case, the coordinates for Riverwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Riverwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Riverwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.75 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.284 degrees. |