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Communities Also Named Riverton ...

We found 41 communities that share the name Riverton.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Riverton.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 40 communities, three are located in Canada and 38 are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Riverton is located in Colbert County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Riverton.
    • Arkansas
      • Riverton #2
      • This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Riverton.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Riverton is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,918 miles [4,696.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Riverton.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Riverton is located in Litchfield County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Riverton.
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Riverton is located in Sangamon County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Riverton.
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • This Riverton is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Riverton.
    • Iowa
      • Fremont County
      • This Riverton is located in Fremont County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Riverton.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Riverton is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Riverton.
      • Reno 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 Kansas community of Riverton [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup 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 Kentucky community of Riverton [Greenup County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • This Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell Parish community of Riverton.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Riverton is located in Cumberland County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Riverton.
    • Manitoba
      • This Riverton lies 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Riverton is located in Dorchester County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Riverton.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Riverton is located in Wicomico County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Riverton.
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • This Riverton is located in Mason County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Riverton.
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing County
      • This Riverton is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Riverton.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar 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 Mississippi community of Riverton [Bolivar County].
      • Coahoma County
      • This Riverton is located in Coahoma County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Riverton.
    • Missouri
      • Buchanan County
      • Although located in Buchanan County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Riverton.
      • Lafayette County
      • Although located in Lafayette County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Riverton.
      • Oregon County
      • This Riverton is located in Oregon County and lies 1,607 miles [2,586.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oregon County community of Riverton.
    • Nebraska
      • Franklin County
      • This Riverton is located in Franklin County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Riverton.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Riverton is located in Coos County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Riverton.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Riverton is located in Burlington County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Riverton.
    • North Carolina
      • Pitt 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 North Carolina community of Riverton [Pitt County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Riverton lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson 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 Ohio community of Riverton [Jackson County].
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Riverton is located in Coos County and lies 2,952 miles [4,750.8 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Riverton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Riverton is located in Allegheny County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Riverton.
      • Cumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Riverton [Cumberland County].
      • Northampton County
      • This Riverton is located in Northampton County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Riverton.
    • Tennessee
      • Fentress County
      • This Riverton is located in Fentress County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Riverton.
    • Texas
      • Reeves County
      • This Riverton is located in Reeves County and lies 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reeves County community of Riverton.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Riverton is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,462 miles [3,962.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Riverton.
    • Vermont
      • Washington 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 Vermont community of Riverton [Washington County].
    • Virginia
      • Warren County
      • This Riverton is located in Warren County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Riverton.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Riverton is located in King County and lies 2,743 miles [4,414.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Riverton.
    • West Virginia
      • Pendleton County
      • This Riverton is located in Pendleton County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Riverton.
    • Wyoming
      • Fremont County
      • This Riverton is located in Fremont County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Riverton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverton ...

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.

  • Bridgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Central Kings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Kings came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Kings
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Kings <4>
  • Cherry Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Corraville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corraville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corraville
  • Dundee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Elliotvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotvale
  • Fanning Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Brook
  • Forty Eight (48) Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Eight (48) Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Eight (48) Road
  • Green Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
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    • Greenfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Marie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
    • Martinvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinvale
    • Seal River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seal River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal River
    • Summerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Road
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

How Far From Riverton 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 Riverton to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Riverton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 36 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,719 miles [9,203.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,595 miles [5,785.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3000, Longitude: -62.6833    
<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 Riverton 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Riverton 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 298.043 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.656 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.205 degrees.




 

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