Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Black Plain:
  • 41.584544, -71.652287
  • 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 Black Plain

• 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 Black Plain is near Kent County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport 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 Black Plain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Plain ...

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.

• Barberville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Barberville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cooks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Fisherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fisherville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Hope Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
• Lewis City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lewis City is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Locustville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Locustville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
• Moscow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Nooseneck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Nooseneck is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooseneck
• Tarbox Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarbox Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbox Corner
• Tug Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tug Hollow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tug Hollow
• Woods Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Corner is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
• Wyoming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyoming is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

How Far From Black Plain 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 Black Plain to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Plain to Wakefield, 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.
• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,559 miles [8,946.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,140 miles [6,662.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'