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 Harrisville:
41.965171, -71.676667
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 Harrisville
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:
We found 23 communities that are also named Harrisville.
Within Rhode Island, the name Harrisville is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Etowah County
This Harrisville is located in Etowah County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Harrisville.
Connecticut
Windham County
This Harrisville is located in Windham County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Harrisville.
Illinois
Winnebago County
This Harrisville is located in Winnebago County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Harrisville.
Indiana
Randolph County
This Harrisville is located in Randolph County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the west of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Harrisville.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Harrisville is located in Carroll County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Harrisville.
Cecil County
This Harrisville is located in Cecil County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the west southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Harrisville.
Dorchester County
This Harrisville is located in Dorchester County and lies 338 miles [544 km] to the southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Harrisville.
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Harrisville is located in Worcester County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Harrisville.
Michigan
Alcona County
This Harrisville is located in Alcona County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Harrisville.
Mississippi
Simpson County
This Harrisville is located in Simpson County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Harrisville.
New Brunswick
This Harrisville lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
New Hampshire
Cheshire County
This Harrisville is located in Cheshire County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Harrisville.
New Jersey
Burlington County
This Harrisville is located in Burlington County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Harrisville.
New York
Chenango County
This Harrisville is located in Chenango County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Harrisville.
Lewis County
This Harrisville is located in Lewis County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Harrisville.
North Carolina
Montgomery County
This Harrisville is located in Montgomery County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Harrisville.
Ohio
Harrison County
This Harrisville is located in Harrison County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Harrisville.
Pennsylvania
Butler County
This Harrisville is located in Butler County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Harrisville.
Utah
Weber County
This Harrisville is located in Weber County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Harrisville.
Vermont
Windham County
This Harrisville is located in Windham County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Harrisville.
Virginia
Shenandoah County
This Harrisville is located in Shenandoah County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Harrisville.
West Virginia
Ritchie County
This Harrisville is located in Ritchie County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Harrisville.
Wisconsin
Marquette County
This Harrisville is located in Marquette County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harrisville that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Harrisville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrisville ...
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 & 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 Harrisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrisville 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 Harrisville to Providence, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
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).<5>
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).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Harrisville) 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 Harrisville 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 Harrisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9652, Longitude: -71.6767
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.402 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.985 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.047 degrees.