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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 River View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River View 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 River View:
    • 38.325402, -76.428840
    • 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 River View
  • 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 Calvert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Since River View is near Saint Mary's County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary'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 River View

Communities Also Named River View ...

We found eleven communities that are also named River View.

Within Maryland, the name River View is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This River View is located in Chambers County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of River View.
    • New Brunswick
      • This River View lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of River View [Mecklenburg County].
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This River View is located in Butler County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of River View.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This River View is located in Armstrong County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of River View.
      • Lehigh County
      • This River View is located in Lehigh County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of River View.
      • Washington County
      • This River View is located in Washington County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the northwest of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of River View.
    • Rhode Island
      • Kent County
      • This River View is located in Kent County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of River View.
    • Tennessee
      • Claiborne County
      • This River View is located in Claiborne County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of River View.
    • Virginia
      • Warren County
      • This River View is located in Warren County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west northwest of the River View that is located in Calvert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of River View.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of River View [Fayette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near River View ...

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.

  • Appeal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Appeal is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appeal
  • Carol Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carol Court is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Court
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cove View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cove View is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
  • Discovery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Discovery is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
  • Dowell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Driftwood Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Driftwood Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Beach
  • Drum Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Hills is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Harbor Light Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harbor Light Beach is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Beach
  • Hoopers Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoopers Neck is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Neck
  • Johnstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Johnstown is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Seashore Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Seashore Beach is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seashore Beach
    • Spring Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Cove is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
    • Spruce Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
    • Summerville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Summerville is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Town Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Town Creek Farm is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Farm
    • Trueman Pointe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Trueman Pointe is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trueman Pointe

How Far From River View 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 River View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Prince Frederick, which is the Seat of Calvert County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from River View to Prince Frederick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north (N). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 51 miles [82.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 River View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 River View 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.
<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 River View 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 River View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3254, Longitude: -76.4288       In this case, the coordinates for River View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.57 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.987 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.683 degrees.