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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 Montop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montop 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 Montop:
- 41.673713, -71.239770
- 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 Montop
- 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Since Montop is near Bristol County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport 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 Montop
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montop ...
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.
- Bliss Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Corners is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners
- Common Fence Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Common Fence Point is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Common Fence Point
- Eagleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Fall River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Fall River Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River Station is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Station
- Flint Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flint Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
- Globe Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Island Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Island Park is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Laurel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Luther Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luther Corner is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Corner
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Nag Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nag Creek is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nag Creek
- Ocean Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
- Prudence Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Slades Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slades Ferry is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Ferry
How Far From Montop 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 Montop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Montop once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Montop and extending to:
- Bristol, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies just to the West.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Montop to Providence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,119 miles [6,628.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Montop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Montop 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 Montop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6737, Longitude: -71.2398 In this case, the coordinates for Montop have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.183 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.999 degrees. |
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