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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 Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverview Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Manor:
    • 40.515382, -74.474598
    • 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 Manor
  • 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Since Riverview Manor is near Somerset County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Manor

Communities Also Named Riverview Manor ...

We found one communities that are also named Riverview Manor.

Within New Jersey, the name Riverview Manor is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, there is another community also named Riverview Manor in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Riverview Manor is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverview Manor that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Riverview Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverview Manor ...

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.

  • Clyde
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Edison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Edison is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Fieldville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fieldville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldville
  • Greensand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greensand is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensand
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Maple Meade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
  • Martins Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
  • Middlebush
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebush is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
  • Possumtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Possumtown is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumtown
  • Randolphville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
  • Red Lion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Lion is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Sixmile Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
  • Society Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill

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

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

  • New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Riverview Manor to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,304 miles [6,926.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Riverview Manor) 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 Riverview Manor 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 Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5154, Longitude: -74.4746       In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.242 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.824 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.955 degrees.