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we pass this GPS location for Rivermont:
37.260415, -79.927537
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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
This Rivermont is located in Augusta County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Rivermont.
Chesterfield County
This Rivermont is located in Chesterfield County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Rivermont.
Covington City
This Rivermont is located in Covington City and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north.
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 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
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].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This Rivermont is located in Colbert County and lies 468 miles [753.2 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 459 miles [738.7 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 512 miles [824 km] to the west southwest.
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 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
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 333 miles [535.9 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 409 miles [658.2 km] to the west.
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.
Bluestone (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 138 miles [222.1 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 193 miles [310.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 37.2604, Longitude: -79.9275 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 309.664 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.214 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.50 degrees.