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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 Orient Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orient Point 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 Orient Point:
    • 41.154437, -72.246857
    • 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 Orient Point
  • 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 Orient Point 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 Orient Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Orient Point ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cornfield Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornfield Park is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfield Park
  • Fireplace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fireplace is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireplace
  • Giants Neck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Giants Neck is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giants Neck
  • Hands Creek Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hands Creek Landing is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hands Creek Landing
  • Hawks Nest Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hawks Nest Beach is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest Beach
  • Kingstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingstown is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
  • Lyme Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyme Station is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Station
  • Maidstone Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maidstone Park is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone Park
  • Old Lyme Shores
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Old Lyme Shores is located in New London County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme Shores
  • Plum Bank Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sag Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Shelter Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Beach is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Sound View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sound View is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound View
    • Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
    • Threemile Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Threemile Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threemile Harbor
    • Town Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Town Landing is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing

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

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Orient Point to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> 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 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 297 miles [478 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take five to six 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 5,601 miles [9,013.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,182 miles [6,730.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Orient Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Orient Point 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 Orient Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1544, Longitude: -72.2469    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.85 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.355 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.695 degrees.