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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in The Moorings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Moorings 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 The Moorings:
    • 40.711389, -73.199722
    • 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 The Moorings
  • 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 The Moorings is near Nassau County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queens 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 The Moorings

Communities Also Named The Moorings ...

We found three communities that are also named The Moorings.

Within New York, the name The Moorings is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Collier County
      • This The Moorings is located in Collier County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Moorings that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of The Moorings.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This The Moorings is located in Gwinnett County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Moorings that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of The Moorings.
    • Virginia
      • Surry County
      • This The Moorings is located in Surry County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Moorings that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of The Moorings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Moorings ...

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.

  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fair Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fire Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Great River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Great River Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Great River Station is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River Station
  • Islip
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lonelyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lonelyville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonelyville
  • Oak Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Aire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Aire is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Aire
  • Robbins Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Robbins Rest is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Rest
  • Seaview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaview is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview

How Far From The Moorings to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Moorings to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Moorings to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 137 miles [220.5 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 238 miles [383 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,241 miles [6,825.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Moorings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 The Moorings to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Moorings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7114, Longitude: -73.1997       In this case, the coordinates for The Moorings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.466 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.979 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.316 degrees.