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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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree
  • 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree:
    • 40.6411, -73.278195
    • 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree
  • 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree is near Nassau County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queens 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree ...

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.

  • Amityville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deer Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Deer Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fair Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fire Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frontier Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Frontier Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Park
  • Great River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Great River Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Great River Station is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River Station
  • Islip
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lonelyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Lonelyville is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonelyville
    • Oak Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ocean Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Aire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pine Aire is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Aire
    • Robbins Rest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Robbins Rest is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Rest
    • Seaview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Seaview is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview

How Far From Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree and extending to:

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north (N). 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,247 miles [6,834.9 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 '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- Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree) 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 Gilgo - Oak Beach - Captree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.52 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.029 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.382 degrees.