Welcome to Riverton ...

Time Zone: Riverton lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Riverton is located in the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Riverton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Riverton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverton.

Communities near Riverton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverton.

• New Glasgow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Glasgow <2>
• Pictou
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pictou <2>
• Trenton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Alma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
• Brookville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
• Rocklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
• Springville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
• Greenhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenhill <2>
• Millbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton ...

Looking for more information about Riverton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverton.

Adding Riverton to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Riverton was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca