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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 Perryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perryville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Perryville:
    • 41.399864, -71.561225
    • 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 Perryville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Perryville ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Perryville.

Within Rhode Island, the name Perryville is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Perryville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Perryville.
    • Alaska
      • This Perryville lies 3,837 miles [6,175.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Perryville is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,286 miles [3,679 km]<1> to the west of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Perryville.
    • Arkansas
      • Perry County
      • This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Perryville is located in Winnebago County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Perryville.
    • Indiana
      • Adams County
      • This Perryville is located in Adams County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Perryville.
    • Kentucky
      • Boyle County
      • This Perryville is located in Boyle County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Perryville.
      • Hardin County
      • This Perryville is located in Hardin County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Perryville.
      • Hart County
      • This Perryville is located in Hart County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Perryville.
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Perryville is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Perryville.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Perryville is located in Cecil County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Perryville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Perryville is located in Bristol County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Perryville.
      • Worcester County
      • This Perryville is located in Worcester County and lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Perryville.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Perryville [Oakland County].
    • Mississippi
      • Winston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Perryville [Winston County].
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Perryville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Perryville.
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Perryville [Colfax County].
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Perryville is located in Madison County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Perryville.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Perryville [Bladen County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Perryville [Hamilton County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Perryville is located in Clarion County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Perryville.
      • Lycoming County
      • This Perryville is located in Lycoming County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km] to the west of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Perryville.
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Perryville [Potter County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Perryville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the west of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Perryville.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Perryville is located in Decatur County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Perryville.
    • Texas
      • Wood County
      • This Perryville is located in Wood County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Perryville.
    • Virginia
      • Smyth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Perryville [Smyth County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perryville ...

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.

  • Green Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jerusalem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Washington County
  • Peace Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
  • Rocky Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
  • Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman Crossing
    • Rodman Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Seaweed Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaweed Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaweed Beach
    • Seaweed Beach is located in Washington County
  • Snug Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Tuckertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Tuckertown is located in Washington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perryville and extending to:

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Perryville to Providence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3999, Longitude: -71.5612    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Perryville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Perryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Perryville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.412 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.902 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.276 degrees.




 

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