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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 Rives, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rives 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 Rives:
    • 38.931500, -76.956642
    • 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 Rives
  • 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 Rives ...

We found eight communities that share the name Rives.

Within Maryland, the name Rives is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rives [Drew County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Rives.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Rives is located in Dunklin County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<3> to the west of the Rives that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Rives.
    • Ohio
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Rives [Richland County].
    • South Dakota
      • Brule County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Rives [Brule County].
    • Tennessee
      • Obion County
      • This Rives is located in Obion County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<3> to the west of the Rives that is located in Prince George's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Rives.
    • Texas
      • Fisher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rives [Fisher County].
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Rives [Prince George County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rives ...

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.

  • Chapel Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Cottage City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Ducat Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 northwest)
    • 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
  • Highland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Prince George's County
  • Huntsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Kent Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Lewisdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
    • Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
  • Michigan Park Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Tuxedo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Prince George's County
    • Tuxedo Colony
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • White House Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White House Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Heights
      • White House Heights is located in Prince George's County
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Prince George's County

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

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

  • Upper Marlboro, which is the Seat of Prince George's County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rives to Upper Marlboro, 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 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 west southwest (WSW).
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rives. 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>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rives 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.
<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 Rives, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rives) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rives. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9315, Longitude: -76.9566       In this case, the coordinates for Rives have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rives 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 307.84 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.388 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.667 degrees.









 

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