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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 River Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Valley Estates 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 River Valley Estates:
- 40.627222, -83.098889
- 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 River Valley Estates
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since River Valley Estates is near Crawford County and also Wyandot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandot 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 River Valley Estates
Communities Also Named River Valley Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named River Valley Estates.
Within Ohio, the name River Valley Estates is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This River Valley Estates is located in Clayton County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the south of the River Valley Estates that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of River Valley Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This River Valley Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the River Valley Estates that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of River Valley Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Valley Estates ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Carpenters Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenters Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corners
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Green Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Hords ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hords is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hords
- Little Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Longville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Wood Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wood Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From River Valley Estates 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 River Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Valley Estates and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from River Valley Estates to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,671 miles [7,517.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Valley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 River Valley Estates 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 River Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6272, Longitude: -83.0989 In this case, the coordinates for River Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.518 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.78 degrees. |
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