Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jones Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jones Beach

• 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 Jones Beach:
  • 43.374502, -78.148075
  • 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 Jones Beach

• 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
  • Since Jones Beach is near Monroe County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 Jones Beach

Communities Also Named Jones Beach ...

We found one communities that are also named Jones Beach.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Jones Beach.

Beyond New York.

• Communities Located In New York ...
  • Onondaga County
    • This Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jones Beach that is located in Orleans County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Jones Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Beach ...

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.

• Childs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Childs is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
• Five Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Five Corners is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Kent
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kent is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
• Kuckville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
• Murray
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Murray is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Point Breeze
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Rock Ledge Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Ledge Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ledge Beach
• Sunset Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
• Toms Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Toms Landing is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
• Troutburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Troutburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutburg

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

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

• Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Beach to Albion, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,354 miles [7,007.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'