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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 Divinity Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Divinity Hill 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 Divinity Hill:
- 40.946489, -72.207580
- 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 Divinity Hill
- 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 Divinity Hill 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 Divinity Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Divinity Hill ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barnes Hole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Hole is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Hole
- Fireplace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fireplace is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireplace
- Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Fresh Pond Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 north)
- Hands Creek Landing is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hands Creek Landing
- Hardscrabble
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hardscrabble is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Hayground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hayground is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayground
- Kingstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingstown is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maidstone Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maidstone Park is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone Park
- Pine Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Neck is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Neck
- Sag Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scuttlehole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scuttlehole is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuttlehole
- Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springs is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
- Threemile Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Threemile Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Harbor
How Far From Divinity Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Divinity Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Divinity Hill and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Divinity Hill 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 most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 142 miles [228.5 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 292 miles [469.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,608 miles [9,025.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,188 miles [6,739.9 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' (or 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- Divinity Hill) 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 Divinity Hill 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 Divinity Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9465, Longitude: -72.2076 In this case, the coordinates for Divinity Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.325 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.777 degrees. |
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