Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Richmond Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richmond Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Richmond Heights
- 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 Richmond Heights:
- 45.505255, -98.572874
- 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 Richmond Heights
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Richmond Heights is near Edmunds County and also McPherson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edmunds County
- eBird sighting report for McPherson 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 Richmond Heights ...
We found four communities that share the name Richmond Heights.
Within South Dakota, the name Richmond Heights is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Richmond Heights is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,702 miles [2,739.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Richmond Heights that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Richmond Heights.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Richmond Heights is located in Saint Louis County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Richmond Heights that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Richmond Heights.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Richmond Heights is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Richmond Heights that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Richmond Heights.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Richmond Heights is located in Henrico County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Richmond Heights that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Richmond Heights.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond Heights ...
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.
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
- Craven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Craven is located in Edmunds County
- Craven Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
- Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
- Frederick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Frederick is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <2>
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Rudolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Richmond Heights 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 Richmond Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond Heights and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Richmond Heights to Pierre, with an average speed<4>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 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Richmond Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brown County: www.brown.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richmond Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Richmond Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5053, Longitude: -98.5729 In this case, the coordinates for Richmond Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Richmond Heights 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 322.128 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.469 degrees. |