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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 Fishers Island Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishers Island Ferry 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 Fishers Island Ferry:
- 41.296765, -72.076187
- 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 Fishers Island Ferry
- 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 Fishers Island Ferry 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 Fishers Island Ferry
Communities Also Named Fishers Island Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Fishers Island Ferry.
Within New York, the name Fishers Island Ferry is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Fishers Island Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Fishers Island Ferry is located in New London County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southeast of the Fishers Island Ferry that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Fishers Island Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fishers Island Ferry ...
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.
- Eastern Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
- Fishers Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Long Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Hill is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Millstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millstone is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Pleasure Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
- Seaside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seaside is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Trails Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trails Corner is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails Corner
How Far From Fishers Island Ferry 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 Fishers Island Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fishers Island Ferry and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fishers Island Ferry to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 127 miles [204.4 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,588 miles [8,993 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,170 miles [6,711 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fishers Island Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fishers Island Ferry 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 Fishers Island Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2968, Longitude: -72.0762 In this case, the coordinates for Fishers Island Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.552 degrees. |
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