Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverdale
- 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 Riverdale:
- 42.633428, -70.674489
- 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 Riverdale
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Riverdale is near Rockingham County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Riverdale ...
We found 68 communities that share the name Riverdale.
There are three communities within Massachusetts that are also named Riverdale.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 65 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 65 communities, 63 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
- Hampden County
- Norfolk County
- Worcester County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Riverdale is located in DeKalb County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Riverdale.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Riverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Riverdale.
- Arkansas
- California
- Fresno County
- This Riverdale is located in Fresno County and lies 2,616 miles [4,210 km]<1> to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Riverdale.
- Mendocino County
- This Riverdale is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,715 miles [4,369.4 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Riverdale.
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Hernando County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Riverdale [Hernando County].
- Pasco County
- This Riverdale is located in Pasco County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Riverdale.
- Saint Johns County
- This Riverdale is located in Saint Johns County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Riverdale.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Riverdale is located in Clayton County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Riverdale.
- Dougherty County
- This Riverdale is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Riverdale.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Riverdale is located in Benewah County and lies 2,231 miles [3,590.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Riverdale.
- Franklin County
- This Riverdale is located in Franklin County and lies 2,078 miles [3,344.2 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Riverdale.
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Riverdale [Oneida County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Riverdale is located in Cook County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Riverdale.
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Riverdale [Crawford County].
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Riverdale [Greene County].
- Winnebago County
- This Riverdale is located in Winnebago County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Riverdale.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Riverdale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Riverdale.
- Prince George's County
- This Riverdale is located in Prince George's County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Riverdale.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Bronx County
- This Riverdale is located in Bronx County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of Riverdale.
- Oneida County
- This Riverdale is located in Oneida County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Riverdale.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Riverdale is located in Craven County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Riverdale.
- Pitt County
- This Riverdale is located in Pitt County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Riverdale.
- North Dakota
- Dickey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Riverdale [Dickey County].
- McLean County
- This Riverdale is located in McLean County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Riverdale.
- Nova Scotia
- This Riverdale lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Riverdale.
- Montgomery County
- This Riverdale is located in Montgomery County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Riverdale.
- Pike County
- This Riverdale is located in Pike County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Riverdale.
- Washington County
- This Riverdale is located in Washington County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Riverdale.
- Wood County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Riverdale [Wood County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Riverdale is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,542 miles [4,091 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Riverdale.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Riverdale [Washington County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Riverdale lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Riverdale is located in Beaufort County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Riverdale.
- Darlington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Riverdale [Darlington County].
- Dillon County
- This Riverdale is located in Dillon County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Riverdale.
- Orangeburg County
- This Riverdale is located in Orangeburg County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Riverdale.
- Spartanburg County
- This Riverdale is located in Spartanburg County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Riverdale.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Riverdale is located in Knox County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Riverdale.
- Rutherford County
- This Riverdale is located in Rutherford County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Riverdale.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Riverdale is located in Chesapeake City and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Riverdale.
- Halifax County
- This Riverdale is located in Halifax County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Riverdale.
- Hampton City
- This Riverdale is located in Hampton City and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Riverdale.
- Prince George County
- This Riverdale is located in Prince George County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Riverdale.
- Roanoke City
- This Riverdale is located in Roanoke City and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Riverdale.
- Southampton County
- This Riverdale is located in Southampton County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Riverdale.
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverdale ...
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.
- Bass Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Rocks
- Bass Rocks is located in Essex County
- Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown Commons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
- Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
- Former names for Dogtown Commons:
- Common Settlement
- Dogtown
- Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
- Dogtown Village
- Eden Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Square
- Eden Square is located in Essex County
- Five Pound Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Pound Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Pound Island
- Five Pound Island is located in Essex County
- Freshwater Cove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Cove Village
- Freshwater Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Kettle Cove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Lands End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Essex County
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Ocean View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean View is located in Essex County
- Pigeon Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
- Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Riverview Landing is located in Essex County
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Neck
- Rocky Neck is located in Essex County
- Stonehaven ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stonehaven is located in Essex County
- Riverview Landing
How Far From Riverdale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Riverdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverdale and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riverdale to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,060 miles [6,533.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 from Point A (ie- Riverdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6334, Longitude: -70.6745 In this case, the coordinates for Riverdale 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Riverdale 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Riverdale 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 303.702 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.31 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.255 degrees. |