Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Babylon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babylon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Babylon
- 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 Babylon:
- 40.696510, -73.323127
- 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 Babylon
- 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 Suffolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- Since Babylon is near Nassau County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- eBird sighting report for Queens 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 Babylon ...
We found four communities that share the name Babylon.
Within New York, the name Babylon is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Babylon, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Nevada
- Utah
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Czech Republic
- Distance: 4,014 miles [6,459.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- Czech Republic
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babylon ...
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.
- Amityville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
- Amityville is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amityville <3>
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <3>
- Deer Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Frontier Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Park
- Frontier Park is located in Suffolk County
- Half Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hollow
- Half Hollow is located in Suffolk County
- Islip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islip
- Islip is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islip <3>
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Oak Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Beach
- Oak Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Beach <3>
- Pine Aire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Babylon 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 village such as Babylon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babylon and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Babylon to Riverhead, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Babylon: www.townofbabylon.com/
The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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- Babylon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Babylon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6965, Longitude: -73.3231 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Babylon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Babylon 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 305.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.061 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.376 degrees. |