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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 Pocasset:
41.755378, -71.440613
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We found three communities that are also named Pocasset.
There is one other community in Rhode Island that is also named Pocasset.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Rhode Island ...
Newport County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Newport County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Pocasset.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
This Pocasset is located in Barnstable County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the east of the Pocasset that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Pocasset.
Oklahoma
Grady County
This Pocasset is located in Grady County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<2> to the west of the Pocasset that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Pocasset.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocasset ...
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.
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 Pocasset to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pocasset and extending to:
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pocasset 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 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 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 Pocasset, 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' (or 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- Pocasset) 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 Pocasset 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 Pocasset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7554, Longitude: -71.4406 In this case, the coordinates for Pocasset have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.291 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.825 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.047 degrees.