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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 Rivermont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivermont 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 Rivermont:
- 37.318482, -77.311923
- 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 Rivermont
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Rivermont is near Hopewell City and also Prince George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hopewell City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George 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 Rivermont
Communities Also Named Rivermont ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Rivermont.
There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Rivermont.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Augusta County
- This Rivermont is located in Augusta County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Rivermont.
- Covington City
- This Rivermont is located in Covington City and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Rivermont.
- Lynchburg City
- This Rivermont is located in Lynchburg City and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Rivermont.
- Newport News City
- 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 Virginia community of Rivermont [Newport News City].
- Roanoke City
- This Rivermont is located in Roanoke City and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Rivermont.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Rivermont is located in Colbert County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Rivermont.
- Lauderdale County
- This Rivermont is located in Lauderdale County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km] to the west southwest of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Rivermont.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Rivermont is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the west southwest of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rivermont.
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This Rivermont is located in Floyd County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Rivermont.
- North Carolina
- Lenoir County
- This Rivermont is located in Lenoir County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Rivermont.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Rivermont is located in Hamilton County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rivermont.
- Montgomery County
- This Rivermont is located in Montgomery County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the west of the Rivermont that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rivermont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivermont ...
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.
- Cedar Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Level is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Level
- Deep Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Dutch Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Gap is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Gap
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Hopewell City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Friend ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friend is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Gay Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gay Farms is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Farms
- Grove Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grove Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Place
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jordans Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Meadowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Mistwood Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mistwood Forest is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistwood Forest
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Prince George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rivers Edge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Rivermont 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 Rivermont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rivermont and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rivermont to Chesterfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,554 miles [7,329 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rivermont) 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 Rivermont 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 Rivermont 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 Rivermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3185, Longitude: -77.3119 In this case, the coordinates for Rivermont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.479 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.418 degrees. |
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