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:
- 38.964300, -76.927598
- 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 Prince George's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
- Since Riverdale is near Montgomery County and also Arlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Arlington 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 is one other community in Maryland which is also named Riverdale.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 67 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 67 communities, 63 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maryland ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Riverdale is located in DeKalb County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 2,330 miles [3,749.8 km]<1> to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the south southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 2,053 miles [3,304 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Riverdale is located in Essex County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Riverdale.
- Hampden County
- This Riverdale is located in Hampden County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Riverdale.
- Norfolk County
- This Riverdale is located in Norfolk County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Riverdale.
- Worcester County
- This Riverdale is located in Worcester County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Riverdale.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Bronx County
- This Riverdale is located in Bronx County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 303 miles [487.6 km] to the north northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the south of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Riverdale.
- Nova Scotia
- This Riverdale lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 328 miles [527.9 km] to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 244 miles [392.7 km] to the west of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's County.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Riverdale is located in Beaufort County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the south southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 438 miles [704.9 km] to the south southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 391 miles [629.3 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 563 miles [906.1 km] to the west southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southeast of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the south southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 200 miles [321.9 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south of the Riverdale that is located in Prince George's 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.
- Boxwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood Village
- Boxwood Village is located in Prince George's County
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Prince George's County
- Chapel Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Oaks
- Chapel Oaks is located in Prince George's County
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince George's County
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
- Cottage City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Daniels Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Park
- Daniels Park is located in Prince George's County
- Dodge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Park
- Dodge Park is located in Prince George's County
- Ducat Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducat Town
- Ducat Town is located in Prince George's County
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
- Greenbelt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
- Highland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kent Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Village
- Kent Village is located in Prince George's County
- Kentland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lewisdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Michigan Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park Hills
- Michigan Park Hills is located in Prince George's County
- Queenstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Queenstown is located in Prince George's County
- Radiant Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radiant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant Valley
- Radiant Valley is located in Prince George's County
- Rogers Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Rogers Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Tuxedo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Tuxedo Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Colony
- Tuxedo Colony is located in Prince George's County
- University Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Village
How Far From Riverdale 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 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:
- Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Riverdale to Upper Marlboro, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the southwest (SW).
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,472 miles [7,197 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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 drawn 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: 38.9643, Longitude: -76.9276 In this case, the coordinates for Riverdale have been taken from the 2010 Census. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.821 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.371 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.642 degrees. |