Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lewis City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewis City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lewis City

• 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 Lewis City:
  • 41.597600, -71.710623
  • 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 Lewis City

• 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 Lewis City is near Kent County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New London 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 Lewis City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis City ...

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.

• Barberville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Barberville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Greene
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greene is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
• Hope Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
• Hopkins Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkins Hollow is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Hollow
• Locustville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Locustville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
• Moscow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moscow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Nooseneck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nooseneck is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooseneck
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Tug Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tug Hollow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tug Hollow
• Wyoming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wyoming is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

How Far From Lewis City 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 Lewis City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lewis City and extending to:

• Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lewis City to Wakefield, 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 four to five hours.
• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 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 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,143 miles [6,667.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'