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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:
    • 43.371169, -78.272245
    • 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 ...
    • Niagara County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Niagara County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sunset Beach.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sunset Beach lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
    • British Columbia
      • This Sunset Beach lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Orange County and lies 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the south southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Hawaii
      • This Sunset Beach lies 4,699 miles [7,562.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 433 miles [696.8 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southeast of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the south of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Sunset Beach lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,216 miles [3,566.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Sunset Beach.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Sunset Beach lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans County.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Sunset Beach is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,214 miles [3,563.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 2,126 miles [3,421.5 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 2,138 miles [3,440.8 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 2,158 miles [3,473 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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 530 miles [853 km] to the west of the Sunset Beach that is located in Orleans 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.

  • Childs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Childs is located in Orleans County
  • County Line
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for County Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • County Line is located in Niagara County
  • Eagle Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
  • Eagle Harbor Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor Station
    • Eagle Harbor Station is located in Orleans County
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Orleans County
  • Jones Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Beach
    • Jones Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
  • Kuckville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuckville
    • Kuckville is located in Orleans County
  • Point Breeze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
    • Point Breeze is located in Orleans County
  • Rock Ledge Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Ledge Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ledge Beach
    • Rock Ledge Beach is located in Orleans County
  • Toms Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Landing
    • Toms Landing is located in Orleans County

How Far From Sunset Beach 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 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:

  • Albion, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Beach to Albion, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,359 miles [7,015.1 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 Orleans County: www.orleansny.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 drawn 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: 43.3712, Longitude: -78.2722       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>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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 308.301 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.604 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.466 degrees.




 

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