Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ocean Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ocean 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 Ocean Beach:
- 40.646289, -73.156523
- 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 Ocean 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 Suffolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- Since Ocean Beach is near Nassau County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ocean Beach ...
We found six communities that share the name Ocean Beach.
Within New York, the name Ocean Beach is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- This Ocean Beach is located in San Diego County and lies 2,475 miles [3,983.1 km]<1> to the west of the Ocean Beach that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Ocean Beach.
- Florida
- Brevard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Ocean Beach [Brevard County].
- Saint Johns County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Ocean Beach [Saint Johns County].
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Ocean Beach [Monmouth County].
- Ocean County
- This Ocean Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ocean Beach that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Ocean Beach.
- Washington
- Cowlitz County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Ocean Beach [Cowlitz County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean 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.
- Deer Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fair Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Harbor
- Fair Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Harbor <4>
- Fire Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fire Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Island
- Fire Island is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fire Island <4>
- Great River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River
- Great River is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great River <4>
- Great River Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great River Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great River Station
- Great River Station is located in Suffolk County
- Islip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islip
- Islip is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islip <4>
- Lonelyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonelyville
- Lonelyville is located in Suffolk County
- Oak Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Beach
- Oak Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Beach <4>
- Robbins Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Rest
- Robbins Rest is located in Suffolk County
- Seaview
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Water Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Island
- Water Island is located in Suffolk County
How Far From Ocean Beach 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 village such as Ocean Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ocean Beach and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Beach to Riverhead, with an average speed<5> 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 142 miles [228.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ocean Beach: www.obvillage.com/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ocean Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ocean Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6463, Longitude: -73.1565 In this case, the coordinates for Ocean Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ocean Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ocean Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.448 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.948 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.327 degrees. |