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42.012598, -71.538396
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We found 43 communities that share the name Waterford.
Within Rhode Island, the name Waterford is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 39 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Dale County
This Waterford is located in Dale County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Waterford.
California
Stanislaus County
This Waterford is located in Stanislaus County and lies 2,591 miles [4,169.8 km]<1> to the west of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanislaus County community of Waterford.
Connecticut
New London County
This Waterford is located in New London County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Waterford.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Waterford is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Waterford.
Georgia
Clarke County
This Waterford is located in Clarke County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Waterford.
Cobb County
This Waterford is located in Cobb County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Waterford.
DeKalb County
This Waterford is located in DeKalb County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Waterford.
Hall County
This Waterford is located in Hall County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Waterford.
Illinois
Fulton County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Waterford [Fulton County].
Indiana
Elkhart 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 Indiana community of Waterford [Elkhart County].
LaPorte County
This Waterford is located in LaPorte County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Waterford.
Kansas
Grant 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 Kansas community of Waterford [Grant County].
Stevens County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Waterford [Stevens County].
Kentucky
Spencer County
This Waterford is located in Spencer County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Waterford.
Louisiana
Saint Charles Parish
This Waterford is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of Waterford.
Maine
Oxford County
This Waterford is located in Oxford County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Waterford.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Waterford is located in Frederick County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Waterford.
Howard County
This Waterford is located in Howard County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Waterford.
Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Waterford [Prince George's County].
Massachusetts
Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Waterford [Worcester County].
Michigan
Oakland County
This Waterford is located in Oakland County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the west of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Waterford.
Wayne 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 Michigan community of Waterford [Wayne County].
Minnesota
Dakota County
This Waterford is located in Dakota County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Waterford.
Mississippi
Marshall County
This Waterford is located in Marshall County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Waterford.
New Brunswick
This Waterford lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
New York
Saratoga County
This Waterford is located in Saratoga County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Waterford.
North Carolina
Forsyth County
This Waterford is located in Forsyth County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Waterford.
Wilson County
This Waterford is located in Wilson County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Waterford.
Nova Scotia
This Waterford lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
Ohio
Columbiana County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Waterford.
Knox County
This Waterford is located in Knox County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Waterford.
Washington County
This Waterford is located in Washington County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Waterford.
Ontario
This Waterford lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
Pennsylvania
Erie County
This Waterford is located in Erie County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Waterford.
Westmoreland County
This Waterford is located in Westmoreland County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Waterford.
York County
This Waterford is located in York County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Waterford.
Prince Edward Island
This Waterford lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
South Carolina
Florence County
This Waterford is located in Florence County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Waterford.
South Dakota
Sully 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 South Dakota community of Waterford [Sully County].
Texas
Fort Bend County
This Waterford is located in Fort Bend County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Waterford.
Virginia
Loudoun County
This Waterford is located in Loudoun County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Waterford.
Washington
Wahkiakum County
This Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County and lies 2,536 miles [4,081.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wahkiakum County community of Waterford.
Wisconsin
Racine County
This Waterford is located in Racine County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the west of the Waterford that is located in Providence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Waterford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterford ...
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.
Branch Village (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Waterford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterford and extending to:
Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterford to Providence, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<7> 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).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,120 miles [6,630.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waterford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waterford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0126, Longitude: -71.5384 In this case, the coordinates for Waterford 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 Waterford, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Waterford 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>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Waterford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.313 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.892 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.961 degrees.