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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 Devon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devon 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 Devon:
    • 40.991490, -72.107020
    • 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 Devon
  • 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 Devon 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 Devon

Communities Also Named Devon ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Devon.

Within New York, the name Devon is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Devon lies 2,095 miles [3,371.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Devon is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 2,637 miles [4,243.8 km]<1> to the west of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Devon.
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven County
      • This Devon is located in New Haven County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Devon.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Devon is located in New Castle County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Devon.
    • Iowa
      • Chickasaw County
      • This Devon is located in Chickasaw County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Devon.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • This Devon is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Devon.
    • Kentucky
      • Boone County
      • This Devon is located in Boone County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Devon.
    • Montana
      • Toole County
      • This Devon is located in Toole County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toole County community of Devon.
    • Nebraska
      • Stanton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Stanton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanton County community of Devon.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Devon lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Devon.
    • Ontario
      • This Devon lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Devon is located in Chester County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Devon.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Devon is located in Mingo County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Devon that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Devon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devon ...

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.

  • Barnes Hole
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Barnes Hole is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Hole
  • Fireplace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fireplace is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireplace
  • Freetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Freetown is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Fresh Pond Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fresh Pond Landing is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Landing
  • Hands Creek Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hands Creek Landing is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hands Creek Landing
  • Kingstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingstown is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Maidstone Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maidstone Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone Park
  • Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springs is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
  • Threemile Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Threemile Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Harbor

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

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Devon to Riverhead, with an average speed<4> 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 143 miles [230.1 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,182 miles [6,730.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Devon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Devon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Devon 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Devon 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 Devon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9915, Longitude: -72.1070       In this case, the coordinates for Devon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.788 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.259 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.712 degrees.