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 Graniteville:
41.968154, -71.680067
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 nine communities that share the name Graniteville.
Within Rhode Island, the name Graniteville is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Nevada County
This Graniteville is located in Nevada County and lies 2,538 miles [4,084.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Graniteville.
Connecticut
New London County
This Graniteville is located in New London County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Graniteville.
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
This Graniteville is located in Middlesex County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Graniteville.
Missouri
Iron County
This Graniteville is located in Iron County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the west of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Graniteville.
New York
Richmond County
This Graniteville is located in Richmond County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Graniteville.
Ontario
This Graniteville lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
Quebec
This Graniteville lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
South Carolina
Aiken County
This Graniteville is located in Aiken County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Graniteville.
Vermont
Washington County
This Graniteville is located in Washington County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Graniteville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Graniteville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graniteville ...
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.
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 Graniteville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graniteville and extending to:
Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Graniteville to Providence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,128 miles [6,643.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graniteville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graniteville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9682, Longitude: -71.6801 In this case, the coordinates for Graniteville 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 Graniteville 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 304.403 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.987 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.047 degrees.