Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in The Creek Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Creek Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for The Creek Beach

• 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 The Creek Beach:
  • 41.009544, -72.181190
  • 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 The Creek Beach

• 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 The Creek Beach is near New London County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New London County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for The Creek Beach

Communities Also Named The Creek Beach ...

We found one communities that are also named The Creek Beach.

Within New York, the name The Creek Beach is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named The Creek Beach in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This The Creek Beach lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Creek Beach that is located in Suffolk County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Creek Beach ...

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.

• Alewife Brook Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alewife Brook Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife Brook Landing
• Barnes Hole
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Barnes Hole is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Hole
• Fireplace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fireplace is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireplace
• Freetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freetown is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Fresh Pond Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fresh Pond Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Landing
• Hands Creek Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hands Creek Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hands Creek Landing
• Hardscrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Kingstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kingstown is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
• Maidstone Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maidstone Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone Park
• Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Springs is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
• Threemile Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Threemile Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Harbor

How Far From The Creek Beach 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 The Creek Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Creek Beach and extending to:

• Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Creek Beach to Riverhead, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 295 miles [474.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'