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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:
    • 35.891175, -86.833612
    • 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 Riverview 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Since Riverview Park is near Davidson County and also Maury County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury 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 Riverview Park

Communities Also Named Riverview Park ...

We found three communities that are also named Riverview Park.

Within Tennessee, the name Riverview Park is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located 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 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Riverview Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Riverview Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Riverview Park lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the northeast of the Riverview Park that is located in Williamson County.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Riverview Park is located in Spartanburg County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east of the Riverview Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg 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.

  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cross Creek is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Springs is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Liberty Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Mayberry ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayberry is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
  • Mudsink
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mudsink is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsink
  • Redwing Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Redwing Farms is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing Farms
  • Rolling Rivers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolling Rivers is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Rivers
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Springview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Springview is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview

How Far From Riverview 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 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:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Riverview Park to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Riverview Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverview Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8912, Longitude: -86.8336       In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.818 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.78 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.776 degrees.