Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverbank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverbank and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverbank
- 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 Riverbank:
- 43.605516, -73.725872
- 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 Riverbank
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Riverbank is near Washington County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Essex 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Riverbank ...
We found five communities that share the name Riverbank.
Within New York, the name Riverbank is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverbank ...
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.
- Big Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hollow
- Big Hollow is located in Warren County
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Warren County
- Bolton Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Landing
- Bolton Landing is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton Landing <4>
- Chestertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
- Chestertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <4>
- Diamond Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Point
- Diamond Point is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Point <4>
- Hogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Iron Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Furnace
- Iron Furnace is located in Washington County
- Johnsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <4>
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Washington County
- Pilot Knob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Warren County
- Pottersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pottersville is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <4>
- Starbuckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbuckville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbuckville
- Starbuckville is located in Warren County
How Far From Riverbank 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 Riverbank to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverbank and extending to:
- Lake George, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Riverbank to Lake George, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,158 miles [6,691.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverbank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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- Riverbank) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverbank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6055, Longitude: -73.7259 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Riverbank 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Riverbank to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.423 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.406 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.18 degrees. |