Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Southampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southampton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southampton
- 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 Southampton:
- 40.884542, -72.391992
- 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 Southampton
- 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 Southampton is near Middlesex County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Southampton ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Southampton.
Within New York, the name Southampton is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Southampton is located in Harford County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Southampton.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Southampton is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the southwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Southampton.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Southampton is located in Hampshire County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Southampton.
- New Brunswick
- This Southampton lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- New Jersey
- Burlington 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 Southampton [Burlington County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Southampton lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- Ontario
- This Southampton lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Southampton is located in Bucks County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Southampton.
- Franklin 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 Pennsylvania community of Southampton [Franklin County].
- Somerset 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 Pennsylvania community of Southampton [Somerset County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Southampton lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Southampton is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southampton.
- Virginia
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Southampton [Hampton City].
- Portsmouth City
- This Southampton is located in Portsmouth City and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Southampton.
- Richmond City
- This Southampton is located in Richmond City and lies 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Southampton.
- Roanoke County
- This Southampton is located in Roanoke County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the west southwest of the Southampton that is located in Suffolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Southampton.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southampton ...
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.
- Art Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
- Art Village is located in Suffolk County
- Canoe Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Place
- Canoe Place is located in Suffolk County
- Flying Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flying Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flying Point
- Flying Point is located in Suffolk County
- Hayground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pine Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Rampasture
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rampasture have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampasture
- Rampasture is located in Suffolk County
- Red Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rose Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Grove
- Rose Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Scuttlehole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scuttlehole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuttlehole
- Scuttlehole is located in Suffolk County
- Squiretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiretown
- Squiretown is located in Suffolk County
How Far From Southampton 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 Southampton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southampton and extending to:
- Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Southampton to Riverhead, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 141 miles [226.9 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 281 miles [452.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,618 miles [9,041.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,198 miles [6,756 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southampton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 '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- Southampton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8845, Longitude: -72.3920 |
| <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 Southampton 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Southampton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.886 degrees. |