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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 Wickford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wickford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wickford:
- 41.573862, -71.461747
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wickford
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Wickford is near Kent County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newport 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wickford
Communities Also Named Wickford ...
We found two communities that are also named Wickford.
Within Rhode Island, the name Wickford is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Wickford is located in DeKalb County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wickford that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Wickford.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Wickford is located in Montgomery County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wickford that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Wickford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wickford ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bonnet Shores is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Shores
- Bridgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Crossways ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crossways is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossways
- Fisherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fisherville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frys Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frys Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frys Corner
- Jamestown Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown Shores is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Shores
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moosehorn Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moosehorn Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn Corner
- Places Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Places Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Places Corner
- Plum Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Beach is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Beach
- Plum Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Tarbox Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarbox Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarbox Corner
- Woods Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Corner is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
How Far From Wickford 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 Wickford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wickford and extending to:
- Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wickford to Wakefield, with an average speed<2> 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,551 miles [8,933.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- 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).<6>'
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- Wickford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wickford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wickford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5739, Longitude: -71.4617 In this case, the coordinates for Wickford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.329 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.837 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.147 degrees. |
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