Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in River Cliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Cliff and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for River Cliff

• 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 River Cliff:
  • 37.657647, -77.864441
  • 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 River Cliff

• 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
  • Since River Cliff is near Powhatan County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 River Cliff

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Cliff ...

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.

• Amber Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Amber Lake is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Lake
• Cedar Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Fine Creek Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Horsepen Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
• Hunters Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Woods is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
• Irwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Irwin is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Lee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
• Maidens
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maidens is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <1>
• Maidens Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
• Pleasant Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Green is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green
• Strawberry Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
• Timber Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

How Far From River Cliff to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as River Cliff to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in River Cliff and extending to:

• Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from River Cliff to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'