Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seekonk:
  • 41.788990, -71.318941
  • 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 Seekonk

• 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 Seekonk 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 Seekonk

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Seekonk ...

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

How Far From South Seekonk 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 South Seekonk 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 Seekonk and extending to:

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Seekonk to Taunton, 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.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'