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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 Eastside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastside 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 Eastside:
    • 41.003156, -72.132855
    • 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 Eastside
  • 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 Eastside 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 Eastside

Communities Also Named Eastside ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Eastside.

Within New York, the name Eastside is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Eastside [Ada County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Eastside [Hennepin County].
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest County
      • This Eastside is located in Forrest County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Eastside that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Eastside.
      • Jackson County
      • This Eastside is located in Jackson County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the west southwest of the Eastside that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Eastside.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This Eastside is located in Iredell County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Eastside that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Eastside.
    • Oklahoma
      • Ottawa County
      • This Eastside is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<2> to the west of the Eastside that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Eastside.
    • Ontario
      • This Eastside lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Eastside that is located in Suffolk County.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Eastside is located in Coos County and lies 2,624 miles [4,222.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eastside that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Eastside.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eastside [Cannon County].
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eastside [Sullivan County].
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Eastside [Marion County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastside ...

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

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

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eastside 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 141 miles [226.9 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 297 miles [478 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,183 miles [6,731.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Eastside 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eastside) 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 Eastside 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 Eastside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0032, Longitude: -72.1329       In this case, the coordinates for Eastside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.802 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.276 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.718 degrees.