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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 Riverview Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverview Estates 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 Riverview Estates:
- 34.968220, -78.903915
- 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 Riverview Estates
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Riverview Estates is near Robeson County and also Hoke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke 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 Riverview Estates
Communities Also Named Riverview Estates ...
We found eight communities that are also named Riverview Estates.
Within North Carolina, the name Riverview Estates is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Riverview Estates.
- Kentucky
- Mercer County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Mercer County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Riverview Estates.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Prince George's County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Riverview Estates.
- Mississippi
- George County
- This Riverview Estates is located in George County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Riverview Estates.
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Cass County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Riverview Estates.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Ocean County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Riverview Estates.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Lawrence County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Riverview Estates.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Riverview Estates is located in Prince William County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Riverview Estates that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Riverview Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverview Estates ...
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.
- Bordeaux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Creekbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
- Crossgates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Crystal Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Park
- Decker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Grays Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hope Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Legion Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
- Phoenician Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
- Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Queensdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Stoney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Vineland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Williams Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Woods Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Riverview Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverview Estates and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Riverview Estates to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Estates 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 Riverview Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9682, Longitude: -78.9039 In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.116 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.837 degrees. |
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