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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 Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverside Terrace 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Riverside Terrace

Communities Also Named Riverside Terrace ...

We found three communities that are also named Riverside Terrace.

Within Texas, the name Riverside Terrace is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located 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.

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)
    • Glen Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
  • Gloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gloverdale is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
  • Greenway Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenway Place is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Kennedy Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Kings Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Court is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Linkwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Linkwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
  • Magnolia Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Paradise Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
  • Pecan Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
  • Pierce Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sunny Side
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunnyside Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
    • University Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • University Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside Plaza
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza

How Far From Riverside Terrace to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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' (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- Riverside Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Riverside Terrace 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 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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.574 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.487 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.357 degrees.