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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 Riverview Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverview Park 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 Riverview Park:
    • 35.028457, -81.843159
    • 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 Riverview Park
  • 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 Riverview Park ...

We found three communities that share the name Riverview Park.

Within South Carolina, the name Riverview Park is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Stearns County
      • This Riverview Park is located in Stearns County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Riverview Park that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Riverview Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Riverview Park lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Riverview Park that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Riverview Park is located in Williamson County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverview Park that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Riverview Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverview Park ...

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.

  • Cherokee Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Springs
    • Cherokee Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Cherry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Spartanburg County
  • Converse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cowpens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <3>
  • Cypress Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Enola
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
    • Enola is located in Spartanburg County
  • Farmfields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmfields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmfields
    • Farmfields is located in Spartanburg County
  • Kentwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Kentwood is located in Spartanburg County
  • Love Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Springs
    • Love Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Mayo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mayo Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Mills
    • Mayo Mills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Meadow Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Spring
    • Meadow Spring is located in Spartanburg County
  • Zion Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
    • Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County

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

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

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Riverview Park to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverview Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverview Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0285, Longitude: -81.8432       In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Riverview Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.80 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.188 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.954 degrees.









 

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