Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seaside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seaside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seaside
- 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 Seaside:
- 41.303987, -72.128966
- 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 Seaside
- 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 New London County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for New London County
- Since Seaside is near Suffolk County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Seaside ...
We found ten communities that share the name Seaside.
Within Connecticut, the name Seaside is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=41.303987&lon=-72.128966&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Seaside.
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Hillsborough County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Seaside [Monroe County].
- Walton County
- This Seaside is located in Walton County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the southwest of the Seaside that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Seaside.
- New York
- Queens County
- This Seaside is located in Queens County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Seaside that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Seaside.
- Richmond County
- This Seaside is located in Richmond County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west southwest of the Seaside that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Seaside.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seaside ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crescent Beach is located in New London County
- Crescent Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
- Crescent Park is located in New London County
- Eastern Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastern Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
- Eastern Point is located in New London County
- Fishers Island Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island Ferry
- Fishers Island Ferry is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Graniteville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in New London County
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Millstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pleasure Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
- Pleasure Beach is located in New London County
- Sandy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sandy Point is located in New London County
- Trails Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails Corner
- Trails Corner is located in New London County
How Far From Seaside 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 Seaside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seaside and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Seaside to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,172 miles [6,714.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seaside. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seaside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seaside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3040, Longitude: -72.1290 In this case, the coordinates for Seaside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Seaside 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Seaside 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 304.76 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.279 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.571 degrees. |