Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plum Beach:
  • 41.524268, -71.415889
  • 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 Plum Beach

• 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 Plum Beach is near Newport County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport 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 Plum Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Beach ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bonnet Shores is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Shores
• Bridgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridgetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
• Clarks Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jamestown Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jamestown Shores is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Shores
• Peace Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
• Plum Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Plum Point is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
• Rocky Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
• Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodman Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman Crossing
• Tower Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tower Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
• Whale Rock Light ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whale Rock Light is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Rock Light

How Far From Plum Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plum Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Plum Beach 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 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 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,132 miles [6,649.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'