Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Scituate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Scituate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Scituate
- 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 South Scituate:
- 41.778989, -71.606453
- 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 South Scituate
- 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 South Scituate is near Kent County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Windham 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Scituate ...
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.
- Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Arctic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Birch Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill
- Birch Hill is located in Kent County
- Chopmist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Clayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Elmdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Fountain Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
- Fountain Spring is located in Providence County
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Providence County
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Hughesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
- Hughesdale is located in Providence County
- Kent ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Potterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Potterville is located in Kent County
- River Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Kent County
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughesdale
How Far From South Scituate to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as South Scituate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of South Scituate once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Scituate and extending to:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Scituate to Providence, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 South Scituate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- South Scituate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Scituate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7790, Longitude: -71.6065 In this case, the coordinates for South Scituate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 South Scituate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.936 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.108 degrees. |