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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 East Hampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Hampton 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 East Hampton:
- 41.575821, -72.502433
- 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 East Hampton
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since East Hampton is near Hartford County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New London 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 East Hampton
Communities Also Named East Hampton ...
We found three communities that are also named East Hampton.
Within Connecticut, the name East Hampton is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This East Hampton is located in Limestone County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Hampton that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of East Hampton.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This East Hampton is located in Suffolk County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the East Hampton that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of East Hampton.
- Virginia
- Hampton City
- This East Hampton is located in Hampton City and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Hampton that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of East Hampton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Hampton ...
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.
- Arnolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cobalt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cobalt Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cobalt Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Landing
- Cotton Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hollow is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hollow
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gildersleeve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodspeeds Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodspeeds Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspeeds Landing
- Hope Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Little Haddam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Rock Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
- Skinnerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skinnerville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
How Far From East Hampton 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 community such as East Hampton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Hampton and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from East Hampton to Hartford, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,178 miles [6,723.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Hampton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 East Hampton 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 East Hampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5758, Longitude: -72.5024 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.947 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.534 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.604 degrees. |
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