Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Riverside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Riverside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Riverside
- 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 West Riverside:
- 35.669793, -85.785260
- 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 West Riverside
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since West Riverside is near Coffee County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 West Riverside ...
We found five communities that share the name West Riverside.
Within Tennessee, the name West Riverside is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of West Riverside [Riverside County].
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This West Riverside is located in Missoula County and lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the West Riverside that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of West Riverside.
- 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 West Riverside.
- Ontario
- This West Riverside lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the north of the West Riverside that is located in Warren County.
- Utah
- Millard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of West Riverside [Millard County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Riverside ...
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.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Crisp Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Spring
- Crisp Spring is located in Warren County
- Daylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Earleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleyville
- Earleyville is located in Warren County
- Groves ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Isleford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Jessie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - New ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Shady Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Shady Rest is located in Warren County
- Smartt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From West Riverside 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 West Riverside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Riverside and extending to:
- McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from West Riverside to Nashville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 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 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Riverside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 West Riverside 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. |
| <2> | 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- West Riverside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Riverside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6698, Longitude: -85.7853 In this case, the coordinates for West Riverside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 West Riverside, 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 West Riverside 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 313.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.997 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.386 degrees. |