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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lefferts Mill:
    • 40.900098, -73.444843
    • 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 Lefferts Mill
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lefferts Mill ...

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.

  • Centre Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
    • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Cove Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
    • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Crab Meadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Meadow
    • Crab Meadow is located in Suffolk County
  • Greenlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
    • Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
  • Little Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plains
    • Little Plains is located in Suffolk County
  • Lloyd Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
    • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Nassau County
  • Mill Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Neck
    • Mill Neck is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Neck <2>
  • Oyster Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oyster Bay Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
    • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people

How Far From Lefferts Mill 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 Lefferts Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lefferts Mill and extending to:

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lefferts Mill to Riverhead, with an average speed<4> 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,244 miles [6,830.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lefferts Mill. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Lefferts Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lefferts Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9001, Longitude: -73.4448       In this case, the coordinates for Lefferts Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Lefferts Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.589 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.149 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.335 degrees.









 

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