Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hagerman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hagerman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hagerman
- 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 Hagerman:
- 40.770654, -72.963995
- 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 Hagerman
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- Since Hagerman is near Nassau County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hagerman ...
We found five communities that share the name Hagerman.
Within New York, the name Hagerman is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Idaho
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagerman ...
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.
- Center Moriches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Moriches
- Center Moriches is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Moriches <4>
- Farmingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingville
- Farmingville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingville <4>
- Gordon Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County
- Mastic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mastic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic
- Mastic is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic <4>
- Mastic Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
- Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <4>
- Middle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Ronkonkoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronkonkoma
- Ronkonkoma is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronkonkoma <4>
- Water Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Island
- Water Island is located in Suffolk County
- Yaphank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaphank
- Yaphank is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yaphank <4>
How Far From Hagerman 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 Hagerman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hagerman and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hagerman to Riverhead, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 136 miles [218.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 251 miles [403.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,647 miles [9,088 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,228 miles [6,804.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hagerman. 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> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hagerman 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 '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- Hagerman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hagerman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7707, Longitude: -72.9640 In this case, the coordinates for Hagerman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hagerman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hagerman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.32 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.824 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.186 degrees. |