Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allenton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Allenton
- 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 Allenton:
- 41.543974, -71.467879
- 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 Allenton
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Allenton is near Newport County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newport County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Allenton ...
We found seven communities that share the name Allenton.
Within Rhode Island, the name Allenton is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Allenton is located in Cass County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west of the Allenton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Allenton.
- Saint Clair County
- This Allenton is located in Saint Clair County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the west northwest of the Allenton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Allenton.
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allenton ...
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.
- Bonnet Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnet Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Shores
- Bonnet Shores is located in Washington County
- Bridgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Bridgetown is located in Washington County
- Clarks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Cooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
- Fisherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Washington County
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Kent County
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jamestown Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Shores
- Jamestown Shores is located in Newport County
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Peace Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
- Peace Dale is located in Washington County
- Places Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Places Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Places Corner
- Places Corner is located in Kent County
- Plum Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Beach
- Plum Beach is located in Washington County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Plum Point is located in Washington County
- Rocky Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
- Tower Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Tower Hill is located in Washington County
- Woods Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Newport County
- Plum Point
How Far From Allenton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Allenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allenton and extending to:
- Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Allenton to Providence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,553 miles [8,936.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allenton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5440, Longitude: -71.4679 |
| <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 Allenton 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> | 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 Allenton 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 304.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.841 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.164 degrees. |