Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Beach
- 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 Highland Beach:
- 41.696490, -71.366442
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Highland Beach
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Highland Beach is near Bristol County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highland Beach ...
We found seven communities that share the name Highland Beach.
Within Rhode Island, the name Highland Beach is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Highland Beach is located in Palm Beach County and lies 1,165 miles [1,874.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Highland Beach.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Highland Beach.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Highland Beach [Monmouth County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Highland Beach is located in Cayuga County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Highland Beach.
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Highland Beach [Oklahoma County].
- Ontario
- This Highland Beach lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Kent County.
- Wisconsin
- Calumet County
- This Highland Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Beach that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Highland Beach.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Beach ...
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.
- Buttonwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Folly Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Landing
- Folly Landing is located in Kent County
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hillsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Kettle Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
- Longmeadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Longmeadow is located in Kent County
- Meadow View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadow View is located in Kent County
- Nag Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Palace Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Garden
- Palace Garden is located in Kent County
- Peck Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peck Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Corner
- Peck Corner is located in Bristol County
- River View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- River View is located in Kent County
- Rocky Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Kent County
- Spring Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Kent County
How Far From Highland Beach 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 Highland Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Beach and extending to:
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Highland Beach to Providence, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 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 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6965, Longitude: -71.3664 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Highland Beach 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Highland Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.255 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.775 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.044 degrees. |