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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 Gordon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordon Heights 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 Gordon Heights:
- 40.858710, -72.970661
- 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 Gordon Heights
- 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 Gordon Heights is near Fairfield County and also New Haven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Haven 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 Gordon Heights
Communities Also Named Gordon Heights ...
We found five communities that are also named Gordon Heights.
Within New York, the name Gordon Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gordon Heights that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gordon Heights.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gordon Heights that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Gordon Heights.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gordon Heights that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Gordon Heights.
- Dougherty County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the southwest of the Gordon Heights that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Gordon Heights.
- Glynn County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the southwest of the Gordon Heights that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Gordon Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon Heights ...
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.
- Crystal Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Brook is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Brook
- Farmingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Manorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mastic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mastic Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Rocky Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ronkonkoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sound Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Terryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terryville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Yaphank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Gordon Heights 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 Gordon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordon Heights and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gordon Heights to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,225 miles [6,799.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Gordon Heights) 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 Gordon Heights 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 Gordon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8587, Longitude: -72.9707 In this case, the coordinates for Gordon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.314 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.148 degrees. |
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