Get oriented
Southeastern Connecticut is a charming slice of nautical New England along the shores of Long Island Sound.
This page aims to help you orient yourself with the area as you step into the view point of several flying objects.
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 |  Mexico |
 | Greenland |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
Soaring above 10,000 miles above sea level, the view from a GPS satellite is breath-taking.
- Rocky Neck and the surrounding Connecticut coast line is a distant border between green and blue.
- At this altitude, you can clearly see all of North America and travailing at your average speed of 17,000 mph, the landscape would change quickly as the clouds rolled by below you.
- Connecticut is located about halfway between Mexico (A) and Greenland (B)
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 | Long Island, NY |
 | Detroit, MI |
| Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
 | Cape Cod |
 | New York, NY |
 | Philadelphia, PA |
 | Columbus, OH |
 | Washington, DC |
As a NOAA weather satellite in low earth orbit, your view from 1,200 miles up increases the definition of natural features like large bodies of water and dense forests.
- Long Island (C) distinct shape become clearer.
- Cape Cod (D) is an obvious landmark visible just north of the map center.
- The definition of the great lakes becomes visible.
- The #1, #5, #15, #18 and #25 most populated cities in the United States are visible, New York (E), Philadelphia(F), Columbus(G), Detroit(H), and Washington(I).
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 | Hudson Street, New York, NY |
 | Fire Island, NY |
| East Lyme, CT |
 | Hartford, CT |
 | Stamford, CT |
 | New London, CT |
 | New Haven, CT |
 | New York, NY |
 | Montauk, NY |
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The view out the International Space Station or NASA Shuttle window stretches just shy of 200 miles from corner to corner.
- River definition becomes clearer with sections of the Hudson (J) and Connecticut (X) rivers visible.
- Coastal islands like the barrier island called Fire Island (K) of Long Island come into view.
- Areas of dense human population including Hartford (L), Stamford (M), New London(N), New Haven(O) are visible.
- Highway definition is still not visible.
- New York City (P) is the concentration of grey in the lower left of your view.
- Montauk (Q) and the Hamptons is the area at point and southeastern section end of Long Island.
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 | http://www2.census.gov/geo/www/bas12/aia/r2320_mohegan/BAS12R49901552320_001.pdf Uncasville, Montville, CT |
 | New London, CT |
 | New Haven, CT |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
| Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
 | Millstone Point, Waterford, CT |
The view from Felix Baumgartner’s capsule just before he bunny hopped off the platform would have been spectacular with the curvature of the earth just visible on the horizon.
- In the upper corner of your view, the Mohegan Reservation (R) is visible along the shores of the Thames River (S).
- Halfway between the Connecticut(T) and Thames (S) river lies the sandy beach home to Rocky Neck State Park (U).
- Black Point(V) and Millstone Point (W) provide protection for Niantic Bay and entry into the Niantic River.
- The distinct New England shoreline becomes clearer with its hundreds of inlets and craggy coastline.
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| Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
 | Pattagansett River |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
 | Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
The view from the window of your seat aboard a 737 spans about five miles and shows the entirety of Rocky Neck State Park.
- The Conrail track (Z) is clearly visible including the rail bridge constructed over the Pattagansett River (0).
- Golf course in southeast corner to western section of downtown Niantic and McCook Point Park (1).
- The mostly manmade sand beaches (2) are visible at the area of high contrast where the shoreline meets the ocean.
- The open area of the main parking lot are visible at Rocky Neck State Park (3).
- Interstate 95 (4) is visible at the northern section of your view as this is the primary corridor for transportation in the area.
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 | Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
 | Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
 | Niantic, East Lyme, CT |
 | Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
From the cruising altitude of your helicopter, your view at 1.5 miles above the surface is your first introduction to the immediate area surrounding our wedding site.
- The nearly three-quarters mile width of the park is clearly visible with the centerpiece half mile sand beach (5).
- The Pavilion(6) and adjacent lawn are visible on Lands End (7) point with jetty nearby (8).
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| Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
 | Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
| Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, CT |
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If you found yourself literally at bird’s-eye view, your 500 foot perspective would give you an excellent view.
- The Pavilion (6) is front and center showing it’s nearly 364 foot length and curved shape to match the adjacent beach.
- As of December, 2012, the aerial image from Google Earth was taken just weeks After Hurricane Irene in late August. The image shows damage to the grassy lawn (9) in front of the Pavilion.
- The bridge from the parking area over the Conrail tracks (Z) is visible.
- The site of our outdoor ceremony (Hearts) is visible in a clearing between the trees.
- The patio (Dancing People) for the cocktail hour is prominent just off-center in your view.
This was awesome! Loved the narrative.