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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 Cherry Grove Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Grove Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cherry Grove Ferry:
- 40.693890, -73.077500
- 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 Cherry Grove Ferry
- 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 Cherry Grove Ferry is near Nassau County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cherry Grove Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Grove Ferry ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deer Run is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Fair Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fire Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Great River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Great River Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Great River Station is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River Station
- Lonelyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lonelyville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonelyville
- Ocean Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Rest is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Rest
- Seaview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaview is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
- Water Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Water Island is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Island
How Far From Cherry Grove Ferry 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 Cherry Grove Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cherry Grove Ferry and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Grove Ferry to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 140 miles [225.3 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 243 miles [391.1 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 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,236 miles [6,817.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Cherry Grove Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cherry Grove Ferry 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 Cherry Grove Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6939, Longitude: -73.0775 In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Grove Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.396 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.897 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.271 degrees. |
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