Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Riverside Forest:
  • 34.039319, -81.079815
  • 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 Riverside Forest

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since Riverside Forest is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Riverside Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside Forest ...

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.

• Apple Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Apple Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
• Butchertown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Butchertown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
• Cross Roads
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Dutch Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dutch Square is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
• Dutchbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
• Elm Abode
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Elm Abode is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
• Emerald Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
• Frost
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frost is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Kingswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Munster
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Munster is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Lexington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Riverbanks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverbanks is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Riverside Forest and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the southeast (SE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Riverside Forest to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'