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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 Riverside Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park:
    • 41.970745, -114.627535
    • 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 Riverside Park
  • 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 Riverside Park ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Riverside Park.

Within Nevada, the name Riverside Park is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Humboldt County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Riverside Park.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Bibb County and lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Riverside Park.
      • Floyd County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Floyd County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km] to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Riverside Park.
      • Newton County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Newton County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km] to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Riverside Park.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Riverside Park [McHenry County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Riverside Park [Jefferson Parish].
    • Nebraska
      • Merrick County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Merrick County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Riverside Park.
      • Seward County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Seward County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Riverside Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Burlington County and lies 2,052 miles [3,302.4 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Riverside Park.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Riverside Park [Cattaraugus County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Ulster County and lies 2,062 miles [3,318.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Riverside Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Riverside Park.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Riverside Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Riverside Park lies 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Riverside Park [Richland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the east of the Riverside Park that is located in Elko County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Riverside Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside Park ...

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.

  • Contact ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contact
    • Contact is located in Elko County
  • Greys Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greys Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greys Landing
    • Greys Landing is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
  • Hand Place
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Place
    • Hand Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
  • Henry ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Elko County
  • Indian Jim Place
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Jim Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Jim Place
    • Indian Jim Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
  • Jackpot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • May Place
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Place
    • May Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
  • Meteor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meteor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
    • Meteor is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
  • Player Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Player Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Player Place
    • Player Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)
  • Rock House Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock House Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Place
    • Rock House Place is located in Twin Falls County (ID)

How Far From Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Riverside Park once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverside Park and extending to:

  • Elko, which is the Seat of Elko County, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Riverside Park to Elko, with an average speed<6>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 three full days.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,971 miles [3,172 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,757 miles [12,483.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Riverside Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9707, Longitude: -114.6275       In this case, the coordinates for Riverside Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Riverside Park 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverside Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.
<7>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 Riverside Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.208 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.276 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.301 degrees.




 

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