Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverside Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverside Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverside Beach
- 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 Riverside Beach:
- 38.327291, -85.645240
- 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 Riverside Beach
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Riverside Beach is near Clark County and also Oldham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Oldham 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 Riverside Beach ...
We found one communities that share the name Riverside Beach.
Within Kentucky, the name Riverside Beach is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Riverside Beach in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Riverside Beach lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverside Beach that is located in Jefferson County.
- Nova Scotia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside Beach ...
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.
- Crossgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Goose Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
- Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Green Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Green Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Harrods Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrods Creek
- Harrods Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrods Creek <3>
- Hills and Dales
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills and Dales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Juniper Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Beach
- Juniper Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Longview Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Beach
- Longview Beach is located in Clark County (IN)
- Manor Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Creek
- Manor Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <3>
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- River Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Robinswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Robinswood is located in Jefferson County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Thornhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Transylvania Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transylvania Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania Beach
- Transylvania Beach is located in Jefferson County
- Winding Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Falls
- Winding Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Windy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,461 people
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Bluff
How Far From Riverside Beach 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 Riverside Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverside Beach and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riverside Beach to Louisville, 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverside Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3273, Longitude: -85.6452 In this case, the coordinates for Riverside Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Riverside Beach 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 313.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.345 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.634 degrees. |