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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 Riverview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverview Heights 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 Riverview Heights:
    • 36.771804, -78.928900
    • 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 Riverview Heights
  • 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
    • Since Riverview Heights is near Fluvanna County and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Riverview Heights

Communities Also Named Riverview Heights ...

We found six communities that are also named Riverview Heights.

Within Virginia, the name Riverview Heights is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Riverview Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riverview Heights that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Riverview Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall 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 Illinois community of Riverview Heights [Kendall County].
    • New Brunswick
      • 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 New Brunswick community of Riverview Heights.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Riverview Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Riverview Heights that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Riverview Heights.
    • Ontario
      • This Riverview Heights lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Riverview Heights that is located in Halifax County.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Riverview Heights is located in Lewis County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Riverview Heights that is located in Halifax County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Riverview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverview Heights ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Clays Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Crystal Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Jones
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jones is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Marsailles ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marsailles is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsailles
  • Mountain Road
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
  • Piney Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Piney Grove is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Plato is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Wolf Trap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
  • Woodlawn Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn Park is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
  • Youngers Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store

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

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

  • Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the South.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Riverview Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Riverview Heights) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Riverview Heights 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 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.
<4>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 Riverview Heights 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 Riverview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7718, Longitude: -78.9289       In this case, the coordinates for Riverview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.093 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.488 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.257 degrees.