Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Midhampton:
  • 40.949822, -72.240636
  • 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 Midhampton

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Midhampton ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alewife Brook Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife Brook Landing
• Barnes Hole
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnes Hole is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Hole
• Divinity Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Divinity Hill is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divinity Hill
• Freetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freetown is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Hands Creek Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hands Creek Landing is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hands Creek Landing
• Hardscrabble
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Hayground
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hayground is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayground
• Kingstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingstown is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
• Maidstone Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maidstone Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone Park
• Pine Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Neck is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Neck
• Sag Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sag Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sag Harbor <1>
• Scuttlehole
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scuttlehole is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuttlehole
• Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springs is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
• Threemile Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Threemile Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Harbor

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Midhampton and extending to:

• Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Midhampton to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 141 miles [226.9 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 290 miles [466.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,189 miles [6,741.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'