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

  • 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 Gould:
    • 41.458435, -71.520337
    • 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 Gould
  • 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 Gould is near Newport County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Gould

Communities Also Named Gould ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Gould.

Within Rhode Island, the name Gould is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Gould is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gould.
    • Colorado
      • Jackson County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Gould [Jackson County].
    • New Mexico
      • Harding County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Gould.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Gould [Gaston County].
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Gould is located in Ashtabula County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Gould.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Gould is located in Jefferson County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the west of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gould.
      • Lucas County
      • This Gould is located in Lucas County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the west of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Gould.
    • Oklahoma
      • Harmon County
      • This Gould is located in Harmon County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the west of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harmon County community of Gould.
    • Quebec
      • This Gould lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the north of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gould [York County].
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gould [Bell County].
      • Cherokee County
      • This Gould is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Gould.
      • Rusk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Gould [Rusk County].
    • West Virginia
      • Clay County
      • This Gould is located in Clay County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Gould.
      • Upshur County
      • This Gould is located in Upshur County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km] to the west southwest of the Gould that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Gould.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gould ...

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.

  • Bonnet Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bonnet Shores is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Shores
  • Bridgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgetown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Clarks Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
  • Jerusalem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jerusalem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Peace Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
  • Rocky Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
  • Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodman Crossing is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman Crossing
  • Seaweed Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Seaweed Beach is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaweed Beach
  • Snug Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Tower Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tower Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
  • Tuckertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuckertown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
  • Whale Rock Light ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Whale Rock Light is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Rock Light

How Far From Gould 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 Gould to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Gould to Providence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 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 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,139 miles [6,661.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gould) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Gould, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Gould could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Gould 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 Gould. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4584, Longitude: -71.5203       In this case, the coordinates for Gould have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.38 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.875 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.23 degrees.