Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maidstone Park:
  • 41.035933, -72.178690
  • 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 Maidstone Park

• 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 Maidstone Park is near New London County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New London County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Maidstone Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maidstone Park ...

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.

• Alewife Brook Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alewife Brook Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife Brook Landing
• Barnes Hole
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnes Hole is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Hole
• Fireplace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fireplace is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireplace
• Freetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freetown is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Fresh Pond Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresh Pond Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Landing
• Hands Creek Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hands Creek Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hands Creek Landing
• Hardscrabble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Kingstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingstown is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
• Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Springs is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
• Threemile Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Threemile Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Harbor

How Far From Maidstone Park 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 Maidstone Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Maidstone Park and extending to:

• Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maidstone Park to Riverhead, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 296 miles [476.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,603 miles [9,017.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,184 miles [6,733.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'