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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 Snug Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snug Harbor 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 Snug Harbor:
    • 41.388991, -71.520058
    • 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 Snug Harbor
  • 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 Snug Harbor ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Snug Harbor.

Within Rhode Island, the name Snug Harbor is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Snug Harbor lies 3,412 miles [5,491.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Fairfield County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Snug Harbor.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Sussex County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Snug Harbor.
    • Florida
      • Martin County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Martin County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Snug Harbor.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Snug Harbor.
      • Worcester County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Worcester County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Snug Harbor.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth 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 Massachusetts community of Snug Harbor [Plymouth County].
    • Michigan
      • Chippewa County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Chippewa County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Snug Harbor.
      • Ottawa County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the west northwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Snug Harbor.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Snug Harbor.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Craven County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Snug Harbor.
      • Perquimans County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Snug Harbor.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Lexington County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Snug Harbor.
      • Oconee County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Oconee County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the west southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Snug Harbor.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Snug Harbor.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Norfolk City and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Snug Harbor.
    • Washington
      • Clallam County
      • This Snug Harbor is located in Clallam County and lies 2,550 miles [4,103.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Snug Harbor that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Snug Harbor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snug Harbor ...

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.

  • Bridgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Bridgetown is located in Washington County
  • Green Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Washington County
  • Peace Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
  • Rocky Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
  • Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodman Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman Crossing
    • Rodman Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Seaweed Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaweed Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaweed Beach
    • Seaweed Beach is located in Washington County
  • Tower Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
    • Tower Hill is located in Washington County
  • Tuckertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Tuckertown is located in Washington County
  • Whale Rock Light ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whale Rock Light have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whale Rock Light
    • Whale Rock Light is located in Washington County

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

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

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Snug Harbor 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 338 miles [544 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,142 miles [6,665.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snug Harbor. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snug Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Snug Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3890, Longitude: -71.5201       In this case, the coordinates for Snug Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Snug Harbor 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>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 Snug Harbor 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 304.389 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.874 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.264 degrees.




 

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