Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Kingstown:
  • 41.550101, -71.466169
  • 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 North Kingstown

• 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 North Kingstown is near Kent County and also Newport 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 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 North Kingstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Kingstown ...

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.

• Bonnet Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonnet Shores is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Shores
• Bridgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bridgetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Cooks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Fisherville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fisherville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Frenchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Frenchtown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Frys Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Frys Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corner
• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jamestown Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown Shores is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Shores
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Places Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Places Corner is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Places Corner
  • Plum Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum Beach is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Beach
  • Plum Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum Point is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Rocky Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
  • Tower Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tower Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
  • Woods Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods Corner is located in Newport County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

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

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

• Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from North Kingstown to Providence, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 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 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,133 miles [6,651.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'