Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rhode Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhode Island and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rhode Island

• 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 Rhode Island:
  • 31.815443, -96.231362
  • 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 Rhode Island

• 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 Freestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Freestone County
  • Since Rhode Island is near Navarro County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Rhode Island

Communities Also Named Rhode Island ...

We found one communities that are also named Rhode Island.

Within Texas, the name Rhode Island is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Rhode Island in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Chenango County
    • This Rhode Island is located in Chenango County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rhode Island that is located in Freestone County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Rhode Island.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhode Island ...

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.

• Bi-Stone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bi-Stone is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bi-Stone
• Cotton Gin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Gin is located in Freestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Gin <2>
• Dew
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dew is located in Freestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
• Eureka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Eureka is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
• Greens Bluff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
• Round House ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Round House is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round House
• Round Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Round Prairie is located in Navarro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
• Streetman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Streetman is located in Freestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streetman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streetman <2>
• Yard ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Yard is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
• Young
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Young is located in Freestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

How Far From Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rhode Island and extending to:

• Fairfield, which is the Seat of Freestone County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Rhode Island to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'