Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woonsocket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woonsocket and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Woonsocket
- 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 Woonsocket:
- 44.053969, -98.272389
- 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 Woonsocket
- 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 Sanborn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sanborn County
- Since Woonsocket is near Jerauld County and also Aurora County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jerauld County
- eBird sighting report for Aurora 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Woonsocket ...
We found two communities that share the name Woonsocket.
Within South Dakota, the name Woonsocket is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Woonsocket [Worcester County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Woonsocket is located in Providence County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km]<2> to the east of the Woonsocket that is located in Sanborn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Woonsocket.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woonsocket ...
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.
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Miner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
- Crow Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Farwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Forestburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
- James Valley Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Valley Junction
- James Valley Junction is located in Beadle County
- Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <3>
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Davison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <3>
How Far From Woonsocket to ...
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 city such as Woonsocket to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woonsocket and extending to:
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Woonsocket to Pierre, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woonsocket. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Woonsocket 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woonsocket) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woonsocket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0540, Longitude: -98.2724 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Woonsocket 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 321.868 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.61 degrees. |