Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cranstons Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cranstons Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cranstons 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 Cranstons Corner:
- 41.583434, -71.500615
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cranstons 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Cranstons Corner is near Kent County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cranstons 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.
- Cooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
- Crossways ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fisherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Fisherville is located in Washington County
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Kent County
- Frys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corner
- Frys Corner is located in Kent County
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Moosehorn Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosehorn Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn Corner
- Moosehorn Corner is located in Kent County
- Places Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Places Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Places Corner
- Places Corner is located in Kent County
- Plum Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Beach
- Plum Beach is located in Washington County
- Plum Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Plum Point is located in Washington County
- Tarbox Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarbox Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbox Corner
- Tarbox Corner is located in Kent County
- Woods Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Newport County
How Far From Cranstons Corner 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 Cranstons Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Cranstons Corner once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cranstons Corner and extending to:
- Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cranstons Corner to Wakefield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cranstons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cranstons Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cranstons Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5834, Longitude: -71.5006 In this case, the coordinates for Cranstons Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cranstons Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.351 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.863 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.159 degrees. |