Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in River Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Road and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River Road
- 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 Road:
- 35.506830, -76.990782
- 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 River Road
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since River Road is near Pitt County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pitt County
- eBird sighting report for Martin 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 River Road ...
We found four communities that share the name River Road.
Within North Carolina, the name River Road is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Stanislaus 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 California community of River Road [Stanislaus County].
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This River Road is located in Dougherty County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the River Road that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of River Road.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This River Road is located in Lane County and lies 2,484 miles [3,997.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the River Road that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of River Road.
- Washington
- Clallam County
- This River Road is located in Clallam County and lies 2,485 miles [3,999.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the River Road that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of River Road.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Road ...
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.
- Douglas Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
- Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Beaufort County
- Hall Swamp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
- Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
- Hootentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hootentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
- Hootentown is located in Beaufort County
- Mimosa Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Shores
- Mimosa Shores is located in Beaufort County
- Pineygrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineygrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineygrove
- Pineygrove is located in Beaufort County
- Porter Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Junction
- Porter Junction is located in Beaufort County
- Shady Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
- Shady Banks is located in Beaufort County
- Slatestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
- Slatestone is located in Beaufort County
- Smallwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From River Road 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 Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Road and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from River Road to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 234 miles [376.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Road. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 River Road 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> | 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- River Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5068, Longitude: -76.9908 In this case, the coordinates for River Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 River Road 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 308.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.083 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.937 degrees. |