Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in South Rehoboth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Rehoboth and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Rehoboth

• 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 South Rehoboth:
  • 41.804268, -71.281995
  • 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 South Rehoboth

• 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 South Rehoboth is near Providence County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 South Rehoboth

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Rehoboth ...

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.

• Barneyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Barneyville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneyville
• Carpenters Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carpenters Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
• Harris
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Harris is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Kent Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
• Kent Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kent Heights is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Heights
• Laurel Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Park is located in Bristol County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
• Leonard Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leonard Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
• Luther Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Luther Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Corner
• Luthers Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Luthers Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
• Miles Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Miles Bridge is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Bridge
• Peck Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peck Corner is located in Bristol County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Corner
• Perrys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Perrys Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Silver Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Silver Spring is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
• Six Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Six Corners is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners

How Far From South Rehoboth 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 South Rehoboth to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Rehoboth 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 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 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,116 miles [6,624.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'