Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in River Bluff Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Bluff Addition and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for River Bluff Addition
- 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 River Bluff Addition:
- 43.733317, -98.065634
- 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 River Bluff Addition
- 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 Davison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Davison County
- Since River Bluff Addition is near Hanson County and also Sanborn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hanson County
- eBird sighting report for Sanborn 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Bluff Addition ...
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.
- Epiphany
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
- Epiphany lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east of River Bluff Addition.
- Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epiphany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Epiphany
- Farmer
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Farmer lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east of River Bluff Addition.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Farmer
- Farwell
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast of River Bluff Addition.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Farwell
- Forestburg
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Forestburg lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north of River Bluff Addition.
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Forestburg
- Hillside
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south of River Bluff Addition.
- Estimated population in 2014: 31 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hillside
- Maywood ‑ Historic
- Milltown
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Milltown lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast of River Bluff Addition.
- Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Milltown
- Mitchell
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southeast of River Bluff Addition.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,697 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Mitchell
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell<3>
How Far From River Bluff Addition 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 River Bluff Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Bluff Addition and extending to:
- Mitchell, which is the Seat of Davison County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from River Bluff Addition 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 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Bluff Addition. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Davison County: www.davisoncounty.org/
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 from Point A (ie- River Bluff Addition) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Bluff Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7333, Longitude: -98.0656 In this case, the coordinates for River Bluff Addition 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 River Bluff Addition 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 321.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.903 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.562 degrees. |