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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 East Shoreham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Shoreham 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 East Shoreham:
    • 40.944821, -72.879547
    • 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 East Shoreham
  • 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 East Shoreham ...

We found one communities that share the name East Shoreham.

Within New York, the name East Shoreham is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named East Shoreham in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This East Shoreham is located in Addison County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north of the East Shoreham that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of East Shoreham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Shoreham ...

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.

  • Baiting Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
    • Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <3>
  • Gordon Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
  • Manorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
    • Manorville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manorville <3>
  • Middle Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Island
    • Middle Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Island <3>
  • Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Suffolk County
  • Rocky Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <3>
  • Sound Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Beach
    • Sound Beach is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sound Beach <3>
  • Wading River
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wading River Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wading River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River Landing
    • Wading River Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Suffolk County
  • Yaphank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Shoreham to Riverhead, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 126 miles [202.8 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,636 miles [9,070.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Shoreham. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Shoreham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Shoreham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9448, Longitude: -72.8795       In this case, the coordinates for East Shoreham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 East Shoreham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.25 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.772 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.069 degrees.




 

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