Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverdale
- 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 Riverdale:
- 35.963924, -83.763361
- 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 Riverdale
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Riverdale is near Sevier County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Riverdale ...
We found 68 communities that share the name Riverdale.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Riverdale.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 67 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 67 communities, 63 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Riverdale is located in DeKalb County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Riverdale.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Riverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Riverdale.
- Arkansas
- California
- Fresno County
- This Riverdale is located in Fresno County and lies 1,999 miles [3,217.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Riverdale.
- Mendocino County
- This Riverdale is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,176 miles [3,501.9 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Riverdale.
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- 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 Riverdale [Hernando County].
- Pasco County
- This Riverdale is located in Pasco County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the south of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Riverdale.
- Saint Johns County
- This Riverdale is located in Saint Johns County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the south southeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Riverdale.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Riverdale is located in Clayton County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Riverdale.
- Dougherty County
- This Riverdale is located in Dougherty County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the south of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Riverdale.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Riverdale is located in Benewah County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Riverdale.
- Franklin County
- This Riverdale is located in Franklin County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km] to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Riverdale.
- Oneida 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 Idaho community of Riverdale [Oneida County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Riverdale is located in Cook County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Riverdale.
- Crawford 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 Illinois community of Riverdale [Crawford County].
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Riverdale [Greene County].
- Winnebago County
- This Riverdale is located in Winnebago County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the north northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Riverdale.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Riverdale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Riverdale.
- Prince George's County
- This Riverdale is located in Prince George's County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Riverdale.
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Riverdale is located in Essex County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Riverdale.
- Hampden County
- This Riverdale is located in Hampden County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km] to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Riverdale.
- Norfolk County
- This Riverdale is located in Norfolk County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Riverdale.
- Worcester County
- This Riverdale is located in Worcester County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Riverdale.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Bronx County
- This Riverdale is located in Bronx County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bronx County community of Riverdale.
- Oneida County
- This Riverdale is located in Oneida County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Riverdale.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Riverdale is located in Craven County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the east of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Riverdale.
- Pitt County
- This Riverdale is located in Pitt County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Riverdale.
- North Dakota
- Dickey 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 North Dakota community of Riverdale [Dickey County].
- McLean County
- This Riverdale is located in McLean County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Riverdale.
- Nova Scotia
- This Riverdale lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Riverdale.
- Montgomery County
- This Riverdale is located in Montgomery County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Riverdale.
- Pike County
- This Riverdale is located in Pike County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km] to the north of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Riverdale.
- Washington County
- This Riverdale is located in Washington County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the north northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Riverdale.
- Wood County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Riverdale [Wood County].
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Riverdale is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Riverdale.
- Washington 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 Oregon community of Riverdale [Washington County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Riverdale lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Riverdale is located in Beaufort County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Riverdale.
- Darlington 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 South Carolina community of Riverdale [Darlington County].
- Dillon County
- This Riverdale is located in Dillon County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east southeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Riverdale.
- Orangeburg County
- This Riverdale is located in Orangeburg County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Riverdale.
- Spartanburg County
- This Riverdale is located in Spartanburg County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Riverdale.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Riverdale is located in Chesapeake City and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Riverdale.
- Halifax County
- This Riverdale is located in Halifax County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Riverdale.
- Hampton City
- This Riverdale is located in Hampton City and lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Riverdale.
- Prince George County
- This Riverdale is located in Prince George County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Riverdale.
- Roanoke City
- This Riverdale is located in Roanoke City and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the east northeast of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Riverdale.
- Southampton County
- This Riverdale is located in Southampton County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east of the Riverdale that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Riverdale.
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverdale ...
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.
- Carter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Forks of the River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
- Forks of the River is located in Knox County
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hicks Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
- Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Marbledale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbledale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
- Marbledale is located in Knox County
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mule Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mule Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Hollow
- Mule Hollow is located in Knox County
- Oak City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Peters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Peters Mill
- From Riverdale to Peters Mill
- Ruggles Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
- Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
- Seven Islands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Islands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
- Seven Islands is located in Knox County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shooks
- From Riverdale to Shooks
- Shooks Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooks Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
- Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
- Stony Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Thorn Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thorn Grove
- From Riverdale to Thorn Grove
- Union Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Union Valley is located in Sevier County
- Valley Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Valley Grove is located in Knox County
- Shooks
How Far From Riverdale 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 Riverdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverdale and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Riverdale to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9639, Longitude: -83.7634 In this case, the coordinates for Riverdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Riverdale 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Riverdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.949 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.641 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.469 degrees. |