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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 Fisherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fisherville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fisherville:
    • 41.564823, -71.562284
    • 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 Fisherville
  • 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 Fisherville 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 Fisherville

Communities Also Named Fisherville ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Fisherville.

Within Rhode Island, the name Fisherville is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Fisherville.
    • Indiana
      • Warrick County
      • This Fisherville is located in Warrick County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<2> to the west of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Fisherville.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fisherville is located in Jefferson County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fisherville.
    • Louisiana
      • Vernon Parish
      • This Fisherville is located in Vernon Parish and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Fisherville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Fisherville is located in Worcester County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the north of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Fisherville.
    • Michigan
      • Bay County
      • This Fisherville is located in Bay County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Fisherville.
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Fisherville is located in Chemung County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the west of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Fisherville.
    • Ontario
      • This Fisherville lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Fisherville is located in Chester County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Fisherville.
      • Dauphin County
      • This Fisherville is located in Dauphin County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Fisherville.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Fisherville is located in Shelby County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Fisherville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Fisherville is located in Manitowoc County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fisherville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Fisherville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fisherville ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
  • Frenchtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Frenchtown is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
  • Frys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Frys Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corner
  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Moosehorn Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Moosehorn Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn Corner
  • Nooseneck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nooseneck is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooseneck
  • Places Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Places Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Places Corner
  • Tarbox Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tarbox Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbox Corner
  • Tug Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tug Hollow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tug Hollow
  • Woods Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woods Corner is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

How Far From Fisherville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fisherville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fisherville to Wakefield, 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.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 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 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,260 miles [10,074.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,137 miles [6,657.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fisherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fisherville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Fisherville 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 Fisherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5648, Longitude: -71.5623       In this case, the coordinates for Fisherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.39 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.195 degrees.