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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 Georgiaville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georgiaville 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 Georgiaville:
    • 41.887044, -71.508394
    • 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 Georgiaville
  • 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 Providence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence County
    • Since Georgiaville is near Bristol County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Georgiaville

Communities Also Named Georgiaville ...

We found one communities that are also named Georgiaville.

Within Rhode Island, the name Georgiaville is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, there is another community also named Georgiaville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Conecuh County
      • This Georgiaville is located in Conecuh County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<1> to the southwest of the Georgiaville that is located in Providence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Georgiaville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Georgiaville ...

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.

  • Dyerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyerville is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville
  • Fairlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairlawn is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Federal Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Federal Hill is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
  • Fountain Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Spring is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
  • Fruit Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruit Hill is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
  • Geneva
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenville is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greystone is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hughesdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hughesdale is located in Providence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
    • Lime Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lime Rock is located in Providence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Manville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Manville is located in Providence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Marieville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Marieville is located in Providence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marieville
    • Stillwater
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stillwater is located in Providence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Providence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Georgiaville to ...

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

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

  • Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Georgiaville to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six 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 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,123 miles [6,635.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Georgiaville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Georgiaville 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 Georgiaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8870, Longitude: -71.5084       In this case, the coordinates for Georgiaville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.313 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.871 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.011 degrees.