Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in East Port Chester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Port Chester and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Port Chester

• 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 Port Chester:
  • 41.008709, -73.654294
  • 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 East Port Chester

• 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Since East Port Chester is near Westchester County and also Nassau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Westchester County
  • eBird sighting report for Nassau 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Port Chester ...

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.

• Dolphin Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolphin Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin Cove
  • Dolphin Cove is located in Fairfield County
• Glenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Fairfield County
• Greenhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaven
  • Greenhaven is located in Westchester County (NY)
• Greenwich
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <2>
• Mianus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mianus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mianus
  • Mianus is located in Fairfield County
• Purchase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase
  • Purchase is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purchase <2>
• Purdys Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdys Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdys Grove
  • Purdys Grove is located in Westchester County (NY)
• Rock Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
  • Rock Ridge is located in Fairfield County
• Sunset Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County (NY)

How Far From East Port Chester to ...

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 East Port Chester to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of East Port Chester once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in East Port Chester and extending to:

• Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from East Port Chester to Hartford, 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 230 miles [370.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/