Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knightsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knightsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knightsville
- 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 Knightsville:
- 41.781489, -71.462281
- 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 Knightsville
- 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 Knightsville 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
Communities Also Named Knightsville ...
We found five communities that share the name Knightsville.
Within Rhode Island, the name Knightsville is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Knightsville is located in Clay County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the west of the Knightsville that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Knightsville.
- New York
- Allegany 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 York community of Knightsville [Allegany County].
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Knightsville is located in Huntingdon County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Knightsville that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Knightsville.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Knightsville is located in Dorchester County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Knightsville that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Knightsville.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Utah County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Knightsville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knightsville ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dyerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Federal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Federal Hill is located in Providence County
- Foxes Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxes Hill
- Foxes Hill is located in Providence County
- Fruit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Providence County
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Hillsgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Hughesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
- Hughesdale is located in Providence County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
- Palace Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Garden
- Palace Garden is located in Kent County
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Silver Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hook
- Silver Hook is located in Kent County
- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
- Silver Spring is located in Providence County
- Spring Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Kent County
- Lincoln Park
How Far From Knightsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knightsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knightsville and extending to:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Knightsville to White House, with an average speed<5>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 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knightsville. 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 '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- Knightsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knightsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7815, Longitude: -71.4623 In this case, the coordinates for Knightsville 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Knightsville 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knightsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Knightsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.839 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.043 degrees. |