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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 Riverland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverland 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 Riverland:
    • 32.707956, -79.963701
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Riverland
  • 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Since Riverland is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Riverland

Communities Also Named Riverland ...

We found five communities that are also named Riverland.

Within South Carolina, the name Riverland is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Riverland is located in Broward County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the south of the Riverland that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Riverland.
      • Hernando 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 Florida community of Riverland [Hernando County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Riverland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west of the Riverland that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Riverland.
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • This Riverland is located in Delta County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Riverland that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Riverland.
    • Texas
      • Clay 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 Texas community of Riverland [Clay County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverland ...

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.

  • Bayfront
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clarks Sound
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
  • Creek Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Creek Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
  • Green Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Harbor Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
  • Honey Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • James Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Landsdowne
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
  • Lighthouse Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lighthouse Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Point
  • Oceanview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oceanview is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
  • Oyster Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Quail Run is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Riverpoint
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Seaside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Seaside is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
    • Three Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Three Trees is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
    • Tidalview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Tidalview is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview

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

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Riverland to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,978 miles [11,230 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Riverland 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>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.
<4>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 Riverland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7080, Longitude: -79.9637       In this case, the coordinates for Riverland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.705 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.596 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.901 degrees.