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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 Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverview Landing 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 Landing:
- 42.627873, -70.688378
- 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 Landing
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Riverview Landing is near Rockingham County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Riverview Landing
Communities Also Named Riverview Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Riverview Landing.
Within Massachusetts, the name Riverview Landing is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Riverview Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- King William County
- This Riverview Landing is located in King William County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverview Landing that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of Riverview Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverview Landing ...
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 east)
- Bass Rocks is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Rocks
- Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
- 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)
- Eden Square is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Square
- Five Pound Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Pound Island is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Pound Island
- Freshwater Cove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kettle Cove Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Lands End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lands End is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Lanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Pigeon Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
- Rocky Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Neck is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Neck
- Stonehaven ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonehaven is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
How Far From Riverview Landing 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 Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverview Landing and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riverview Landing to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 26 miles [41.8 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 419 miles [674.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,061 miles [6,535.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Riverview Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Landing 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 Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6279, Longitude: -70.6884 In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.712 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.265 degrees. |
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