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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 Lake Riviera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Riviera 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 Lake Riviera:
- 40.045116, -74.153474
- 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 Lake Riviera
- 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
- Since Lake Riviera is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Lake Riviera
Communities Also Named Lake Riviera ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake Riviera.
Within New Jersey, the name Lake Riviera is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Lake Riviera in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Lake Riviera is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lake Riviera that is located in Ocean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lake Riviera.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Riviera ...
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.
- Anchorage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anchorage is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Bricktown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bricktown is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
- Cedar Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Bridge is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bridge
- Cherry Quay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
- Evergreen Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Green Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Holiday City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holiday City is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Lanes Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Pleasant Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Seven Stars
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Silver Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
- Snug Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Spruce Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens
How Far From Lake Riviera 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 Lake Riviera to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Riviera and extending to:
- Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Riviera to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,727 miles [9,216.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,308 miles [6,933.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Lake Riviera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lake Riviera 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 Lake Riviera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0451, Longitude: -74.1535 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Riviera have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.099 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.024 degrees. |
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