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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 Allenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allenton and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Allenton
Communities Also Named Allenton ...
We found seven communities that are also named Allenton.
Within Rhode Island, the name Allenton is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Wilcox County
- This Allenton is located in Wilcox County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Allenton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Allenton.
- 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
- Saint Louis County
- This Allenton is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<1> to the west of the Allenton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Allenton.
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Allenton is located in Robeson County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Allenton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Allenton.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Allenton [Huntingdon County].
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- This Allenton is located in Washington County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Allenton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Allenton.
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)
- Bonnet Shores is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Shores
- Bridgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Cooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Fisherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fisherville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Frenchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown Shores is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Shores
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peace Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Places Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Places Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Places Corner
- Plum Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Beach is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Beach
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plum Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Rocky Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tower Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tower Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Woods Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Corner is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Allenton 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.841 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.164 degrees. |
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