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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 Rivercrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest:
    • 41.547830, -83.654935
    • 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 Rivercrest
  • 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 Rivercrest ...

We found nine communities that share the name Rivercrest.

Within Ohio, the name Rivercrest is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the south of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rivercrest.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Troup County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the south of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Rivercrest.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Rivercrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Rivercrest.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rivercrest lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Grafton County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Rivercrest.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Wake County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rivercrest.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Harris County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rivercrest.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Arlington County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Wood County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Rivercrest.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish 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 Washington community of Rivercrest [Snohomish County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivercrest ...

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.

  • Business Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Business Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
    • Business Corner is located in Lucas County
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Wood County
  • Frances Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
  • Grassy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holiday Park is located in Wood County
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Lucas County
  • Hull Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
    • Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
  • Hulls Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
  • Indian Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
    • Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
  • Island View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
    • Island View is located in Wood County
  • Kettle Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
    • Kettle Run is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lime City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Wood County
    • Parliament Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parliament Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
      • Parliament Place is located in Wood County
    • Pheasant Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
      • Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
    • Ranch Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
      • Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
    • Valley Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
      • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
    • Willowbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
      • Willowbend is located in Wood County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest to Bowling Green, 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.
  • 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 393 miles [632.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,048 miles [9,733.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rivercrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rivercrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5478, Longitude: -83.6549       In this case, the coordinates for Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest 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 311.845 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.334 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.737 degrees.




 

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