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40.575939, -74.009306
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We found three communities that are also named Seagate.
Within New York, the name Seagate is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
North Carolina
Carteret County
This Seagate is located in Carteret County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Seagate that is located in Kings County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Seagate.
New Hanover County
This Seagate is located in New Hanover County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the south southwest of the Seagate that is located in Kings County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Seagate.
Texas
Galveston County
This Seagate is located in Galveston County and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Seagate that is located in Kings County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Seagate.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seagate ...
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.
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 Seagate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seagate and extending to:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Seagate to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,281 miles [6,889.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seagate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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 Seagate 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 Seagate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5759, Longitude: -74.0093 In this case, the coordinates for Seagate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.96 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.515 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.727 degrees.