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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 Blue Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Point 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 Blue Point:
    • 40.743906, -73.034575
    • 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 Blue Point
  • 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 Blue Point ...

We found four communities that share the name Blue Point.

Within New York, the name Blue Point is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Effingham County
      • This Blue Point is located in Effingham County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west of the Blue Point that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Blue Point.
      • Wayne County
      • This Blue Point is located in Wayne County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the west of the Blue Point that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Blue Point.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Blue Point is located in Cumberland County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blue Point that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Blue Point.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Blue Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Point ...

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 Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Suffolk County
  • Farmingville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fire Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Island
    • Fire Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fire Island <4>
  • Gordon Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
  • Great River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River
    • Great River is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great River <4>
  • Great River Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great River Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River Station
    • Great River Station is located in Suffolk County
  • Islip
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
    • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <4>
  • Mastic Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ocean Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Beach
      • Ocean Beach is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Beach <4>
    • Robbins Rest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Rest
      • Robbins Rest is located in Suffolk County
    • Ronkonkoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
      • Seaview is located in Suffolk County
    • Water Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Island
      • Water Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Yaphank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Blue Point 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 Blue Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Point to Riverhead, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 247 miles [397.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,232 miles [6,810.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 '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- Blue Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7439, Longitude: -73.0346    
<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 Blue Point 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Blue Point 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 305.365 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.87 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.229 degrees.




 

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