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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 Rivercrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest:
    • 38.922056, -77.119145
    • 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 Rivercrest
  • 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
    • Since Rivercrest is near Fairfax County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Rivercrest

Communities Also Named Rivercrest ...

We found nine communities that are also named Rivercrest.

Within Virginia, the name Rivercrest is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rivercrest.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Troup County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Rivercrest.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Rivercrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Rivercrest.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rivercrest lies 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Grafton County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Rivercrest.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Wake County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rivercrest.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Wood County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rivercrest.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Harris County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Arlington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rivercrest.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rivercrest [Snohomish County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivercrest ...

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.

  • Cherrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Chevy Chase Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chevy Chase Terrace is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Terrace
  • Chevy Chase Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Crescent Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
  • Dominion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
  • Dominion Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dover is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Falls Church
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxhall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
  • Friendship Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship Heights is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Heights
  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Arlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Glen Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Echo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Halls Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
    • High Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • Kent Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
    • Lacey Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
    • Lee Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
    • Lyon Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
    • Lyon Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
    • Mohican Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
    • Riverwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Seven Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tulip Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill

How Far From Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rivercrest and extending to:

  • Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Rivercrest to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rivercrest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rivercrest 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.
<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 Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9221, Longitude: -77.1191       In this case, the coordinates for Rivercrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.936 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.496 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.739 degrees.