Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Rivermont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivermont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rivermont
- 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:
- 37.807625, -79.988391
- 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 Rivermont
- 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 Rivermont ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Rivermont.
There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Rivermont.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Augusta County
- Chesterfield County
- Lynchburg City
- Newport News City
- Roanoke City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Rivermont is located in Colbert County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- 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 470 miles [756.4 km] to the west southwest.
- 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 530 miles [853 km] to the southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rivermont.
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Rivermont is located in Hamilton County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- 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 410 miles [659.8 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rivermont.
- Alabama
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.
- Backbone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Boiling Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Boiling Spring is located in Alleghany County
- Fairlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Falling Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Alleghany County
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Hooks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mill
- Hooks Mill is located in Alleghany County
- Iron Gate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Jenkins Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ford
- Jenkins Ford is located in Alleghany County
- Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Rich Patch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Rich Patch Mines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Patch Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch Mines
- Rich Patch Mines is located in Alleghany County
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Rivermont 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 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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rivermont to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,777 miles [10,906.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,653 miles [7,488.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rivermont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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- Rivermont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rivermont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8076, Longitude: -79.9884 In this case, the coordinates for Rivermont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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 . 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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.343 degrees. |