Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Quidnessett:
  • 41.627323, -71.453391
  • 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 Quidnessett

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quidnessett ...

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 northeast)
  • Buttonwoods is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cooks Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Crossways ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crossways is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossways
• Folly Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Folly Landing is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Landing
• Frenchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Frenchtown is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Frys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Frys Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corner
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Meadow View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow View is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
• Moosehorn Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moosehorn Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn Corner
• Places Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Places Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Places Corner
• Tarbox Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tarbox Corner is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbox Corner
• Woods Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woods Corner is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner

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

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

• Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Quidnessett to Wakefield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 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 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,130 miles [6,646.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'