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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 Saltaire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saltaire 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 Saltaire:
    • 40.638764, -73.194906
    • 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 Saltaire
  • 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 Saltaire 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 Saltaire

Communities Also Named Saltaire ...

We found one communities that are also named Saltaire.

Within New York, the name Saltaire is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Saltaire in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Dare County
      • This Saltaire is located in Dare County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Saltaire that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Saltaire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saltaire ...

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)
    • Deer Run is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Fair Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fire Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Great River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Islip
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lonelyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lonelyville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonelyville
  • Oak Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ocean Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Robbins Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Robbins Rest is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Rest
  • Seaview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Seaview is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview

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

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

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saltaire 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north (N). 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 236 miles [379.8 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 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,243 miles [6,828.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saltaire) 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 Saltaire 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 Saltaire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6388, Longitude: -73.1949       In this case, the coordinates for Saltaire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.472 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.973 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.347 degrees.