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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 Riverview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverview Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Riverview Estates:
- 37.756742, -84.869398
- 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 Riverview Estates
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Riverview Estates is near Boyle County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Riverview Estates
Communities Also Named Riverview Estates ...
We found eight communities that are also named Riverview Estates.
Within Kentucky, the name Riverview Estates is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Riverview Estates.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Prince George's County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Riverview Estates.
- Mississippi
- George County
- This Riverview Estates is located in George County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Riverview Estates.
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Cass County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Riverview Estates.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Ocean County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Riverview Estates.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Riverview Estates.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Lawrence County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Riverview Estates.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east of the Riverview Estates that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Riverview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverview Estates ...
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.
- Battle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Battle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Bushtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bushtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Cornishville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Creek is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harrodsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Jenkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Mayo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Shakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shakertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Terrapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terrapin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin
How Far From Riverview Estates 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 Riverview Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverview Estates and extending to:
- Harrodsburg, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Riverview Estates to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverview Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Riverview Estates 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 Riverview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7567, Longitude: -84.8694 In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.65 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.448 degrees. |
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