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 Warren:
41.730657, -71.260048
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.
We found three communities that share the name East Warren.
Within Rhode Island, the name East Warren is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maine
Knox County
This East Warren is located in Knox County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the East Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of East Warren.
Pennsylvania
Warren County
This East Warren is located in Warren County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west of the East Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of East Warren.
Vermont
Washington County
This East Warren is located in Washington County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the East Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of East Warren.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Warren ...
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 (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Warren to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Warren and extending to:
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from East Warren to Providence, with an average speed<3> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> 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).<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>
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- East Warren) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Warren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7307, Longitude: -71.2600 In this case, the coordinates for East Warren 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 Warren 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 304.187 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.704 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.98 degrees.