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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 Sunset Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach:
    • 43.315333, -78.843095
    • 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 Sunset Beach
  • 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 Sunset Beach ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Sunset Beach.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Sunset Beach.

Beyond New York, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Orleans County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Orleans County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Sunset Beach.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sunset Beach lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Sunset Beach lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Orange County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Santa Cruz 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 California community of Sunset Beach [Santa Cruz County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Pinellas County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Pinellas County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km] to the south southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Hawaii
      • This Sunset Beach lies 4,672 miles [7,518.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Michigan
      • Jackson County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Jackson County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Schoolcraft County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Sunset Beach.
    • New Jersey
      • Cape May County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Cape May County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Gloucester County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Gloucester County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Sunset Beach.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the south of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Mahoning County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Sunset Beach lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,191 miles [3,526.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Sunset Beach lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Island County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Island County and lies 2,102 miles [3,382.8 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Mason County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Mason County and lies 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Pierce County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Thurston County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 2,133 miles [3,432.7 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunset Beach.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Monongalia County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Sunset Beach.
      • Dodge County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Niagara County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Sunset Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Beach ...

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.

  • Butlersburg ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlersburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlersburg
  • Colonial Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
  • Escarpment
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escarpment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escarpment
    • Escarpment is located in Niagara County
  • Hickory Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • Hickory Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Lockport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Model City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Model City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Model City
    • Model City is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Model City <5>
  • Niagara on the Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Ransomville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Streeters Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeters Corners
    • Streeters Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Towers Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towers Corners
    • Towers Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Tryonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryonville
    • Tryonville is located in Niagara County

How Far From Sunset Beach 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 community such as Sunset Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lockport, which is the Seat of Niagara County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Beach to Lockport, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

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 from Point A (ie- Sunset Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3153, Longitude: -78.8431       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sunset Beach 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sunset Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.669 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.01 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.766 degrees.




 

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