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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 Wildes Corner:
41.705934, -71.417834
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We found one communities that share the name Wildes Corner.
Within Rhode Island, the name Wildes Corner is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, there is another community also named Wildes Corner in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maine
York County
This Wildes Corner is located in York County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wildes Corner that is located in Kent County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Wildes Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildes Corner ...
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.
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 Wildes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wildes Corner and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wildes Corner to White House, with an average speed<3>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 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wildes Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7059, Longitude: -71.4178 In this case, the coordinates for Wildes Corner 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 Wildes Corner 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 304.284 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.809 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.062 degrees.