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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 View Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River View Heights 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 River View Heights:
    • 41.542274, -83.620768
    • 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 View Heights
  • 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 Wood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Since River View Heights is near Lucas County and also Ottawa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ottawa 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 View Heights

Communities Also Named River View Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named River View Heights.

Within Ohio, the name River View Heights is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named River View Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This River View Heights is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,468 miles [2,362.5 km]<1> to the west of the River View Heights that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of River View Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River View Heights ...

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.

  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Frances Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Grassy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Hulls Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
  • Indian Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Island View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Island View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Kettle Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kettle Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
  • Lime City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lime City is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
  • Parliament Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Ranch Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
  • Valley Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
  • Willowbend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Willowbend is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

How Far From River View Heights 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 View Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River View Heights and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from River View Heights to Bowling Green, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,047 miles [9,731.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- River View Heights) 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 River View Heights 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 View Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5423, Longitude: -83.6208       In this case, the coordinates for River View Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.823 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.722 degrees.