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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 East Providence Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Providence Center and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for East Providence Center
  • 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 East Providence Center:
    • 41.833522, -71.347831
    • 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 East Providence Center
  • 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 East Providence Center ...

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.

  • Carpenters Corner
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters Corner
    • Carpenters Corner lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of East Providence Center.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Carpenters Corner
  • Christian Hill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
    • Christian Hill lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the west of East Providence Center.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Christian Hill
  • Cork Hill ‑ Historic
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork Hill
    • Cork Hill was located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west of East Providence Center.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cork Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foxes Hill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxes Hill
    • Foxes Hill lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of East Providence Center.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Foxes Hill
  • Harris
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southeast of East Providence Center.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Harris
  • Kent Heights
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Heights
    • Kent Heights lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the south of East Providence Center.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kent Heights
  • Leonard Corner
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Corner
    • Leonard Corner lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south of East Providence Center.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Leonard Corner
  • Luthers Corners
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Corners
    • Luthers Corners lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south of East Providence Center.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luthers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Luthers Corners
  • Providence
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the west of East Providence Center.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Providence
  • Silver Spring
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
    • Silver Spring lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of East Providence Center.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Silver Spring
  • Six Corners
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
    • Six Corners lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of East Providence Center.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Six Corners
  • Woodlawn
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the northwest of East Providence Center.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Woodlawn

How Far From East Providence Center 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 East Providence Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Providence Center and extending to:

  • Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the West.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from East Providence Center to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Providence Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- East Providence Center) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for East Providence Center. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from East Providence CenterOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Providence Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8335, Longitude: -71.3478       In this case, the coordinates for East Providence Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 East Providence Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.225 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.967 degrees.




 

 

 

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