Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pocasset, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocasset and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pocasset
- 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 Pocasset:
- 41.755378, -71.440613
- 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 Pocasset
- 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 Providence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Providence County
- Since Pocasset is near Kent County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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
Communities Also Named Pocasset ...
We found three communities that share the name Pocasset.
There is one other community in Rhode Island which is also named Pocasset.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Rhode Island ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Oklahoma
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.
- Buttonwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
- Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
- Christian Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hill
- Christian Hill is located in Providence County
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cork Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Dyerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Foxes Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxes Hill
- Foxes Hill is located in Providence County
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 south) - Hillsgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Hughesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
- Hughesdale is located in Providence County
- Kent Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kent Corner is located in Providence County
- Kettle Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner
- Kettle Corner is located in Kent County
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- Knightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
- Longmeadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Longmeadow is located in Kent County
- Palace Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Garden
- Palace Garden is located in Kent County
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Providence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- River Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Kent County
- River View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- River View is located in Kent County
- Silver Hook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hook
- Silver Hook is located in Kent County
- Silver Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Kent County
- Knightsville
How Far From Pocasset 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 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 Seat of Providence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pocasset. 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> | 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 '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.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). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Pocasset 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 304.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.825 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.047 degrees. |