Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Misquamicut:
  • 41.3223222, -71.8161788
  • 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 Misquamicut

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Misquamicut ...

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.

• Clarks Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
• Lords Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lords Point is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Point
• Mystic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mystic is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <1>
• Mystic Seaport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mystic Seaport is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Seaport
• Pawcatuck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pawcatuck is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawcatuck
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawcatuck <1>
• Shady Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor
• Shelter Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shelter Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Harbor
• Stillmanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stillmanville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmanville
• Watch Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Watch Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Misquamicut and extending to:

• Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Misquamicut to Wakefield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 322 miles [518.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,157 miles [6,690 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'