Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in River View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River View
- 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:
- 40.212015, -79.960050
- 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 River View
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since River View is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 River View ...
We found eleven communities that share the name River View.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named River View.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Armstrong County
- This River View is located in Armstrong County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of River View.
- Lehigh County
- This River View is located in Lehigh County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the east of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of River View.
- Armstrong County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This River View is located in Chambers County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of River View.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This River View is located in Calvert County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of River View.
- New Brunswick
- This River View lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of River View [Mecklenburg County].
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This River View is located in Butler County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of River View.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This River View is located in Kent County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of River View.
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This River View is located in Claiborne County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of River View.
- Virginia
- Warren County
- This River View is located in Warren County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the River View that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of River View.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of River View [Fayette County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near River View ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Cracker Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cracker Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cracker Jack
- Cracker Jack is located in Washington County
- Elkhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Ginger Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Ginger Hill is located in Washington County
- Lockview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - New Eagle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eagle
- New Eagle is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Eagle <5>
- Pierce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Shire Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shire Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shire Oaks
- Shire Oaks is located in Washington County
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Victory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills
- Victory Hills is located in Washington County
How Far From River View to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 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 and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from River View to Washington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,962 miles [9,594.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2120, Longitude: -79.9600 In this case, the coordinates for River View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about River View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 River View 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.576 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.556 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.491 degrees. |