Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riviera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riviera and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riviera
- 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 Riviera:
- 27.298997, -97.814890
- 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 Riviera
- 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 Kleberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kleberg County
- Since Riviera is near Kenedy County and also Brooks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kenedy County
- eBird sighting report for Brooks 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 Riviera ...
We found five communities that share the name Riviera.
Within Texas, the name Riviera is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Riviera is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riviera that is located in Kleberg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Riviera.
- Sutter County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Riviera [Sutter County].
- Florida
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riviera ...
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.
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop is located in Nueces County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <4>
- Kingsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Kleberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsville <4>
- Victory Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Place
- Victory Place is located in Brooks County
- Victory Place has also been known as:
- Victory Place Colonia
How Far From Riviera 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 Riviera to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riviera and extending to:
- Kingsville, which is the Seat of Kleberg County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Riviera to Kingsville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,313 miles [11,769.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,033 miles [12,927.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riviera. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Riviera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riviera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.2990, Longitude: -97.8149 |
| <2> | 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 Riviera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Riviera 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Riviera to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.762 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.58 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.55 degrees. |