Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverside Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverside Terrace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverside Terrace
- 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 Terrace:
- 29.708563, -95.356883
- 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 Riverside Terrace
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Riverside Terrace is near Brazoria County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend 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 Riverside Terrace ...
We found three communities that share the name Riverside Terrace.
Within Texas, the name Riverside Terrace is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima 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 Arizona community of Riverside Terrace [Pima County].
- New Jersey
- Passaic County
- This Riverside Terrace is located in Passaic County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<2> to the northeast of the Riverside Terrace that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Riverside Terrace.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Riverside Terrace is located in Lawrence County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Riverside Terrace that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Riverside Terrace.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverside Terrace ...
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.
- Glen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Gloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
- Gloverdale is located in Harris County
- Greenway Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
- Greenway Place is located in Harris County
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Kennedy Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
- Kings Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Kings Court is located in Harris County
- Linkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Magnolia Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Paradise Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
- Pecan Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Pecan Park is located in Harris County
- Pierce Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sunny Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Harris County
- Sunnyside Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
- Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
- University Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
- University Oaks is located in Harris County
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Woodside Plaza
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza
- Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
- Sunny Side
How Far From Riverside Terrace 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 Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverside Terrace and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Riverside Terrace to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverside Terrace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 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 Riverside Terrace 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverside Terrace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverside Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7086, Longitude: -95.3569 In this case, the coordinates for Riverside Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Riverside Terrace 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 318.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.487 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.357 degrees. |