Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverview Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverview Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverview Park
- 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 Park:
- 45.563889, -94.230556
- 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 Riverview Park
- 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 Stearns County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stearns County
- Since Riverview Park is near Benton County and also Sherburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Sherburne 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 Riverview Park ...
We found three communities that share the name Riverview Park.
Within Minnesota, the name Riverview Park is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Riverview Park lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the east of the Riverview Park that is located in Stearns County.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Riverview Park is located in Spartanburg County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Riverview Park that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Riverview Park.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Riverview Park is located in Williamson County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Riverview Park that is located in Stearns County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Riverview Park.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverview Park ...
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.
- Cable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cold Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <3>
- Collegeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Collegeville is located in Stearns County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeville <3>
- Evergreen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Stearns County
- Fruitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Fruitville is located in Benton County
- Jacobs Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacobs Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
- Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Marty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Mayhew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Parent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Pleasant Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <3>
How Far From Riverview Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverview Park and extending to:
- Saint Cloud, which is the Seat of Stearns County, lies just to the East.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Riverview Park to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,980 miles [11,233.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverview Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverview Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5639, Longitude: -94.2306 In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.983 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.02 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.018 degrees. |