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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 Tower Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill:
    • 41.467880, -71.462279
    • 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 Tower Hill
  • 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 Tower Hill ...

We found five communities that share the name Tower Hill.

Within Rhode Island, the name Tower Hill is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Shelby County
      • This Tower Hill is located in Shelby County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the west of the Tower Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Tower Hill.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north of the Tower Hill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Tower Hill.
    • Michigan
      • Berrien 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 Michigan community of Tower Hill [Berrien County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Tower Hill lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tower Hill that is located in Washington County.
    • New York
      • Richmond 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 New York community of Tower Hill [Richmond County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tower Hill ...

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.

  • Bonnet Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnet Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Shores
    • Bonnet Shores is located in Washington County
  • Bridgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Bridgetown is located in Washington County
  • Clarks Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
    • Clarks Village is located in Newport County
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Newport County
  • Jamestown Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Shores
    • Jamestown Shores is located in Newport County
  • Peace Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Dale
    • Peace Dale is located in Washington County
  • Plum Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Beach
    • Plum Beach is located in Washington County
  • Plum Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • Plum Point is located in Washington County
  • Rocky Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Rocky Brook is located in Washington County
  • Rodman Crossing ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Tuckertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill 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<4> community of Tower Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tower Hill and extending to:

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Tower Hill to Providence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 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 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,136 miles [6,656.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 '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- Tower Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tower Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4679, Longitude: -71.4623       In this case, the coordinates for Tower Hill 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 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 Tower Hill 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>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 Tower Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Tower Hill 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 304.344 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.837 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.199 degrees.




 

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