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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 Riverbend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverbend and the surrounding area.
- 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 Riverbend:
- 40.655225, -111.918825
- 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 Riverbend
- 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Riverbend is near Davis County and also Utah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah 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 Riverbend
Communities Also Named Riverbend ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Riverbend.
Within Utah, the name Riverbend is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb 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 Alabama community of Riverbend [Bibb County].
- California
- Fresno County
- This Riverbend is located in Fresno County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Riverbend.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Riverbend is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Riverbend.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Riverbend is located in Carroll County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Riverbend.
- Hall County
- This Riverbend is located in Hall County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Riverbend.
- Irwin County
- This Riverbend is located in Irwin County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km] to the east southeast of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Irwin County community of Riverbend.
- Newton County
- This Riverbend is located in Newton County and lies 1,614 miles [2,597.5 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Riverbend.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Riverbend is located in Will County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Riverbend.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Riverbend.
- Montana
- Mineral County
- This Riverbend is located in Mineral County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Riverbend.
- North Carolina
- Gaston 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 North Carolina community of Riverbend [Gaston County].
- Rockingham County
- This Riverbend is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,747 miles [2,811.5 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Riverbend.
- Rutherford County
- This Riverbend is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Riverbend.
- Quebec
- This Riverbend lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Riverbend is located in Charleston County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Riverbend.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Riverbend is located in Knox County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Riverbend.
- Rutherford County
- This Riverbend is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km] to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Riverbend.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Riverbend is located in Chesapeake City and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<2> to the east of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Riverbend.
- Washington
- King County
- This Riverbend is located in King County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Riverbend that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Riverbend.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha 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 West Virginia community of Riverbend [Kanawha County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverbend ...
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.
- Angle View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Angle View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle View
- Barbers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barbers is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
- Bee and Gee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bee and Gee is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee and Gee
- Best View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Best View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best View
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bridlewalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridlewalk is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlewalk
- Clover Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clover Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow
- Coral Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coral Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Heights
- Cottonwood Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Creek
- Dairy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dairy Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Meadows
- Emerald Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emerald Isle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
- Erin Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Erin Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Meadows
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Farm Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farm Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fisher Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Place is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Place
- Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hall View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hall View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall View
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heatherglen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heatherglen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Holly Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Indian Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Wells is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Kings Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings Row is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Landings at Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Landings at Riverbend is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings at Riverbend
- Laura Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laura Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura Park
- Ledgewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ledgewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
- Liberty ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Little Trieste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Trieste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Trieste
- Log Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Log Haven is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Haven
- Majestic Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic Village
- Marian Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marian Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marian Meadows
- Meadow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadow Green is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Millrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millrace is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrace
- Misty Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Misty Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Meadows
- Murray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
- Murray has also been known as:
- Murray City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <3>
- Normandy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Normandy is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Quailstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quailstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailstone
- Ridge Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridge Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Creek
- Royal Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Royal Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Meadows
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stevenson Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stevenson Island is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Island
- Summerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summerwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunstone is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstone
- Twin Peaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Peaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks
- Twin Peaks Circle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Peaks Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Circle
- Twin Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Willows
- Valley Center
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Center is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
- Valley High
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley High is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley High
- Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Village Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Village Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gardens
- Walnut Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Brook is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Brook
- Willow Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Bay is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bay
- Xanadu
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Xanadu is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xanadu
How Far From Riverbend 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 Riverbend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverbend and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the North.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Riverbend to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Riverbend 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverbend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Riverbend 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 Riverbend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6552, Longitude: -111.9188 In this case, the coordinates for Riverbend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.49 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.792 degrees. |
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