Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spragueville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spragueville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spragueville
- 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 Spragueville:
- 41.890655, -71.541173
- 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 Spragueville
- 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 Spragueville is near Worcester County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Spragueville ...
We found six communities that share the name Spragueville.
Within Rhode Island, the name Spragueville is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- This Spragueville is located in Jackson County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west of the Spragueville that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Spragueville.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Spragueville is located in Aroostook County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Spragueville that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Spragueville.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Spragueville is located in Cheshire County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Spragueville that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Spragueville.
- New York
- Jefferson County
- This Spragueville is located in Jefferson County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spragueville that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Spragueville.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cuyahoga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Spragueville.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spragueville [Monroe County].
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spragueville ...
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.
- Elmdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Field Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station
- Field Station is located in Providence County
- Fountain Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Spring
- Fountain Spring is located in Providence County
- Fruit Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Providence County
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Georgiaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
- Georgiaville is located in Providence County
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Providence County
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Providence County
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Providence County
- Marieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marieville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marieville
- Marieville is located in Providence County
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Providence County
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Providence County
How Far From Spragueville 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 Spragueville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spragueville and extending to:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Spragueville 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 5,542 miles [8,919 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 Spragueville. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spragueville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spragueville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8907, Longitude: -71.5412 In this case, the coordinates for Spragueville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Spragueville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Spragueville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Spragueville 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 304.332 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.893 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.024 degrees. |