Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Fighting Rock Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fighting Rock Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fighting Rock Corner

• 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 Fighting Rock Corner:
  • 41.734825, -71.089766
  • 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 Fighting Rock Corner

• 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Since Fighting Rock Corner is near Newport County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Fighting Rock Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fighting Rock Corner ...

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.

• Berryman Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Berryman Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Corner
• Fall River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Fall River Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fall River Station is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Station
• Flint Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
• Freetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Freetown is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
• Hillcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hixville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hixville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Pottersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pottersville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
• Slades Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Slades Ferry is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Ferry
• Steep Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook

How Far From Fighting Rock Corner 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 Fighting Rock Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fighting Rock Corner and extending to:

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fighting Rock Corner to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'