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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 Riverside Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverside 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 Riverside Park:
    • 35.068962, -85.267457
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Riverside Park is near Walker County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Park

Communities Also Named Riverside Park ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Riverside Park.

Within Tennessee, the name Riverside Park is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,128 miles [3,424.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Riverside Park.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Bibb County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Riverside Park.
      • Floyd County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Floyd County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Riverside Park.
      • Newton County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Newton County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Riverside Park.
    • Illinois
      • McHenry 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 Riverside Park [McHenry County].
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Riverside Park [Jefferson Parish].
    • Nebraska
      • Merrick County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Merrick County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Riverside Park.
      • Seward County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Seward County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the northwest of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seward County community of Riverside Park.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Riverside Park [Elko County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Burlington County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Riverside Park.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus 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 New York community of Riverside Park [Cattaraugus County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Ulster County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Riverside Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Riverside Park.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Riverside Park is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Riverside Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Riverside Park lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Riverside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland 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 Riverside Park [Richland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside 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.

  • Bushtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
  • Cherokee Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Dale Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
  • Galaxy Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Kings Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Mountain Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard Knob
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
  • Poindexter Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
  • Red Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Regency Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
    • Ridgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Ridgeside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Riverview
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Riverview is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rollingwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Riverside Park to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Riverside Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0690, Longitude: -85.2675       In this case, the coordinates for Riverside Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.829 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.526 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.319 degrees.