Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Palace Garden:
  • 41.742323, -71.400889
  • 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 Palace Garden

• 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Kent County
  • Since Palace Garden is near Providence County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Providence 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palace Garden ...

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.

• Buttonwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
  • Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
• Garden City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Providence County
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Kent County
• Hillsgrove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
  • Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
• Kent Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
  • Kent Corner is located in Providence County
• Kettle Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
  • Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
• Longmeadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Longmeadow is located in Kent County
• Meadow View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
  • Meadow View is located in Kent County
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  • Peck Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peck Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Corner
    • Peck Corner is located in Bristol County
  • River View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • River View is located in Kent County
  • Rocky Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Kent County
  • Silver Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hook
    • Silver Hook is located in Kent County
  • Silver Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring
    • Silver Spring is located in Providence County
  • Spring Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
    • Spring Green is located in Kent County

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

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

• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the north (N).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Palace Garden to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palace Garden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/