Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverwood
- 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 Riverwood:
- 45.444008, -122.663706
- 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 Riverwood
- 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 Multnomah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Multnomah County
- Since Riverwood is near Clackamas County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Riverwood ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Riverwood.
Within Oregon, the name Riverwood is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Riverwood is located in Shelby County and lies 2,066 miles [3,324.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Riverwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 2,035 miles [3,275 km] to the east southeast of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Riverwood.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Riverwood is located in Cobb County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<1> to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Riverwood.
- Newton County
- This Riverwood is located in Newton County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km] to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Riverwood.
- Troup County
- This Riverwood is located in Troup County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km] to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Riverwood.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Riverwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 2,362 miles [3,801.3 km]<1> to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Riverwood.
- Frederick County
- This Riverwood is located in Frederick County and lies 2,316 miles [3,727.2 km] to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Riverwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Riverwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Riverwood.
- Michigan
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Riverwood.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Riverwood is located in Arlington County and lies 2,342 miles [3,769.1 km]<1> to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Riverwood.
- Fairfax County
- This Riverwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km] to the east of the Riverwood that is located in Multnomah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Riverwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverwood ...
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.
- Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Christie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Elk Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Errol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Errol Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errol Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol Heights
- Errol Heights is located in Multnomah County
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Golf Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Junction
- Golf Junction is located in Clackamas County
- Johns Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Landing
- Johns Landing is located in Multnomah County
- Kellogg Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Park
- Kellogg Park is located in Multnomah County
- Knight
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Ladd
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lake Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Lake Grove is located in Clackamas County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Luther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Marylhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylhurst
- Marylhurst is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marylhurst <4>
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
- Oatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Sentinel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
- Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
- Vermont Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermont Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Hills
- Vermont Hills is located in Multnomah County
- Luther
How Far From Riverwood 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 Riverwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverwood and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Multnomah County, lies just to the North.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Riverwood to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,682 miles [12,363 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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- Riverwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4440, Longitude: -122.6637 In this case, the coordinates for Riverwood 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 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 Riverwood 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 Riverwood 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 341.035 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.51 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.117 degrees. |