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 Warren:
41.733435, -71.274493
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.
We found five communities that share the name Warren.
Within Rhode Island, the name Warren is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
Litchfield County
This Warren is located in Litchfield County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west of the Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Warren.
New York
Herkimer County
This Warren is located in Herkimer County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Warren.
Vermont
Washington County
This Warren is located in Washington County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Warren.
Wisconsin
Saint Croix County
This Warren is located in Saint Croix County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Warren.
Waushara County
This Warren is located in Waushara County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the west northwest of the Warren that is located in Bristol County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Warren.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warren ...
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.
Barneyville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Warren to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warren and extending to:
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Warren to Providence, with an average speed<3> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Warren) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7334, Longitude: -71.2745 In this case, the coordinates for Warren have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Warren to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.195 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.713 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.985 degrees.