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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 Bay Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Shore and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bay Shore:
    • 40.723513, -73.244869
    • 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 Bay Shore
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
    • Since Bay Shore is near Nassau County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Bay Shore

Communities Also Named Bay Shore ...

We found three communities that are also named Bay Shore.

Within New York, the name Bay Shore is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • This Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bay Shore that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Bay Shore.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Bay Shore lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bay Shore that is located in Suffolk County.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Bay Shore is located in Ocean County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bay Shore that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Bay Shore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Shore ...

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.

  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deer Run is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fair Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fire Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Great River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Great River Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Great River Station is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River Station
  • Half Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Half Hollow is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Hollow
  • Islip
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lonelyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lonelyville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonelyville
  • Oak Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ocean Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Aire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Aire is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Aire
  • Robbins Rest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Robbins Rest is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Rest
  • Seaview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaview is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview

How Far From Bay Shore 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 Bay Shore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Shore to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 237 miles [381.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,242 miles [6,826.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bay Shore) 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 Bay Shore 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 Bay Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7235, Longitude: -73.2449    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.491 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.009 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.33 degrees.