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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 Kingston Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingston Station 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 Kingston Station:
- 41.483673, -71.560670
- 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 Kingston Station
- 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 Kingston Station 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 Kingston Station
Communities Also Named Kingston Station ...
We found one communities that are also named Kingston Station.
Within Rhode Island, the name Kingston Station is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, there is another community also named Kingston Station in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Kingston Station lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kingston Station that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingston Station ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fisherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fisherville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peace Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodman Crossing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman Crossing
- Snug Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snug Harbor is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Tower Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tower Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Tuckertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuckertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tug Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tug Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tug Hollow
How Far From Kingston Station 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 Kingston Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingston Station and extending to:
- Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Kingston Station to Providence, with an average speed<2> 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 339 miles [545.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,559 miles [8,946.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,140 miles [6,662.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingston Station) 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 Kingston Station 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 Kingston Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4837, Longitude: -71.5607 In this case, the coordinates for Kingston Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.40 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.235 degrees. |
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