Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnston
- 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 Johnston:
- 41.816767, -71.516172
- 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 Johnston
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Providence County
- Since Johnston is near Kent County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Bristol 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnston ...
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.
- Christian Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Christian Hill is located in Providence County
- Cork Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Dyerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Elmdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Federal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Federal Hill is located in Providence County
- Fountain Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
- Fountain Spring is located in Providence County
- Fruit Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Providence County
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Georgiaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
- Georgiaville is located in Providence County
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Providence County
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Hughesdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
- Hughesdale is located in Providence County
- Kent ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Knightsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Marieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marieville
- Marieville is located in Providence County
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Hughesdale
How Far From Johnston to ...
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 Johnston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Johnston and extending to:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the East.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Johnston to White House, with an average speed<3>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 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnston. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Johnston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8168, Longitude: -71.5162 In this case, the coordinates for Johnston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Johnston 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 304.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.05 degrees. |