Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverton
- 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 Riverton:
- 37.074945, -94.704543
- 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 Riverton
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Riverton is near Jasper County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 Riverton ...
We found 40 communities that share the name Riverton.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Riverton.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 37 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Riverton lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<2> to the north of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Riverton is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the east of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Riverton.
- Wicomico County
- This Riverton is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km] to the east of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Riverton.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Riverton [Bolivar County].
- Coahoma County
- This Riverton is located in Coahoma County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Riverton.
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- Although located in Buchanan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Riverton.
- Lafayette County
- Although located in Lafayette County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Riverton.
- Oregon County
- This Riverton is located in Oregon County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the east of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Riverton.
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Riverton lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Riverton is located in Allegheny County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Riverton.
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Riverton [Cumberland County].
- Northampton County
- This Riverton is located in Northampton County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the east northeast of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Riverton.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Riverton lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Riverton that is located in Cherokee County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverton ...
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.
- Badger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Chitwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Crestline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County
- Empire City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County
- Five Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
- Gregg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hockerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockerville
- Hockerville is located in Ottawa County (OK)
- Iron Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Neutral
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Quaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Quaker is located in Cherokee County
- Quakervale ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quakervale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakervale
- Quakervale is located in Cherokee County
- Quakervale has also been known as:
- Quakerville
- Quickville
- Zincville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Riverton 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 Riverton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverton and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riverton to Columbus, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,306 miles [8,539.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Riverton 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Riverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0749, Longitude: -94.7045 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Riverton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.977 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.907 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.088 degrees. |