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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 Rio Vista, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rio Vista and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rio Vista:
    • 38.777895, -76.210502
    • 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 Rio Vista
  • 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Since Rio Vista is near Queen Anne's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queen Anne's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Rio Vista

Communities Also Named Rio Vista ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Rio Vista.

Within Maryland, the name Rio Vista is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • White County
      • This Rio Vista is located in White County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the west of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Rio Vista.
    • California
      • Solano County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Solano County and lies 2,433 miles [3,915.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Rio Vista.
    • Florida
      • Pinellas County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Pinellas County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Rio Vista.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Chatham County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Rio Vista.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Dougherty County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the southwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Rio Vista.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Harlan County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Rio Vista.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Middlesex County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Rio Vista.
    • Nevada
      • Esmeralda 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 Nevada community of Rio Vista [Esmeralda County].
      • Lyon County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Rio Vista.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Blount County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Rio Vista.
    • Texas
      • Johnson County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Johnson County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Rio Vista.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Weber County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Rio Vista.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico 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 Virginia community of Rio Vista [Henrico County].
      • Richmond County
      • This Rio Vista is located in Richmond County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rio Vista that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Rio Vista.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rio Vista ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Anchorage is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Copperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copperville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Cove View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cove View is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
  • Crescendo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crescendo is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescendo
  • Grace Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grace Creek is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Creek
  • Harper ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harper is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Indian Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Harbor is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Harbor
  • Loves Folly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Loves Folly is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Folly
  • Mallard Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mallard Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Miles River Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Miles River Ferry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles River Ferry
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mulberry Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulberry Point is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Point
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Nutcracker Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nutcracker Point is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutcracker Point
    • Porters Pride
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Porters Pride is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Pride
    • Quail Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Rays Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rays Point is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Point
    • Royal Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Solitude
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Solitude is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Thanksgiving
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Thanksgiving is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thanksgiving
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Rio Vista 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 Rio Vista to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rio Vista and extending to:

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Rio Vista to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rio Vista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rio Vista 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 Rio Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rio Vista 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 Rio Vista. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7779, Longitude: -76.2105       In this case, the coordinates for Rio Vista have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.412 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.878 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.416 degrees.