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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 Riverwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverwood Estates 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 Riverwood Estates:
    • 42.900558, -89.215116
    • 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 Riverwood Estates
  • 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 Dane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dane County
    • Since Riverwood Estates is near Rock County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Riverwood Estates

Communities Also Named Riverwood Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Riverwood Estates.

Within Wisconsin, the name Riverwood Estates is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Riverwood Estates is located in Will County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Riverwood Estates that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Riverwood Estates.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Riverwood Estates is located in Harris County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Riverwood Estates that is located in Dane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Riverwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverwood Estates ...

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.

  • Cooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cooksville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Door Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Door Creek is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Creek
  • Fellows ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fellows is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
  • Hickory Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Highwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Highwood is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hope is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Indian Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Indian Heights is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
  • Indianford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indianford is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Oregon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oregon is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Dane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Red Bridge Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Bridge Crossing is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Crossing
    • Rockdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Rutland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Rutland is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Stone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stone is located in Dane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
    • Union
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Dane County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Riverwood Estates to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Riverwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Riverwood Estates 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 Riverwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9006, Longitude: -89.2151       In this case, the coordinates for Riverwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.492 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.679 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.069 degrees.