Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rivers Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivers Bend and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rivers Bend

• 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 Rivers Bend:
  • 40.155100, -75.521600
  • 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 Rivers Bend

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Rivers Bend is near Chester County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Rivers Bend ...

We found one communities that share the name Rivers Bend.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Rivers Bend.

Beyond Pennsylvania.

• Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
  • Berks County
    • This Rivers Bend is located in Berks County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rivers Bend that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Rivers Bend.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivers Bend ...

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.

• Bull Tavern
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Tavern
  • Bull Tavern is located in Chester County
• Chestnut Pointe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Pointe
  • Chestnut Pointe is located in Montgomery County
• Corner Store
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Store
  • Corner Store is located in Chester County
• Fords Edge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Edge
  • Fords Edge is located in Montgomery County
• Green Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
  • Green Tree is located in Montgomery County
• Ironsides
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironsides have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
  • Ironsides is located in Chester County
• Mingo
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Mingo is located in Montgomery County
• Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Oaks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <4>
• Orchard Courts
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Courts
  • Orchard Courts is located in Montgomery County
• Pennypacker Road
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennypacker Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennypacker Road
  • Pennypacker Road is located in Montgomery County
• Powderhorn Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn Knoll
  • Powderhorn Knoll is located in Chester County
• Providence Forge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Forge
  • Providence Forge is located in Montgomery County
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  • Providence Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Ridge
    • Providence Ridge is located in Montgomery County
  • Providence View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence View
    • Providence View is located in Montgomery County
  • Riverwalk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
    • Riverwalk is located in Chester County
  • Seven Stars
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Stars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Seven Stars is located in Chester County
  • Spring City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Spring City is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <4>
  • Sugar Hill Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Farms
    • Sugar Hill Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Walnut Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Crossing
    • Walnut Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Walnut Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Farms
    • Walnut Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Williams Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
    • Williams Corner is located in Chester County
  • Winding River
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding River
    • Winding River is located in Chester County

How Far From Rivers Bend to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rivers Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rivers Bend and extending to:

• Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rivers Bend to Norristown, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,364 miles [7,023.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/