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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 Reydon Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reydon Shores and the surrounding area.
- 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 Reydon Shores:
- 41.046767, -72.398973
- 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 Reydon Shores
- 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 Reydon Shores 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 Reydon Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reydon Shores ...
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 east)
- Cedar Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Hayground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayground is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayground
- Laughing Waters
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laughing Waters is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughing Waters
- Pine Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Neck is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Neck
- Rose Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Grove
- Sag Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scuttlehole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scuttlehole is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuttlehole
- Shelter Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
How Far From Reydon Shores 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 Reydon Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Reydon Shores and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reydon Shores to Riverhead, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 286 miles [460.3 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 5,612 miles [9,031.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,193 miles [6,748 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reydon Shores) 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 Reydon Shores 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 Reydon Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0468, Longitude: -72.3990 In this case, the coordinates for Reydon Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.454 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.812 degrees. |
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