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We found 97 communities that share the name Forest Hills.
Within Massachusetts, the name Forest Hills is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 97 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 97 communities, 93 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Forest Hills is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Forest Hills.
Jefferson County
This Forest Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Forest Hills.
Lauderdale County
This Forest Hills is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Forest Hills.
Montgomery County
This Forest Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Hills.
Saint Clair County
This Forest Hills is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Forest Hills.
Talladega County
This Forest Hills is located in Talladega County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Forest Hills.
Tuscaloosa County
This Forest Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Forest Hills.
Arkansas
Hempstead County
This Forest Hills is located in Hempstead County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Forest Hills.
British Columbia
This Forest Hills lies 2,496 miles [4,016.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
California
Sonoma County
This Forest Hills is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,695 miles [4,337.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Forest Hills.
Colorado
Gilpin 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 Colorado community of Forest Hills [Gilpin County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Forest Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Hills.
Lake County
This Forest Hills is located in Lake County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Forest Hills.
Pasco County
This Forest Hills is located in Pasco County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Forest Hills.
Georgia
Bulloch County
This Forest Hills is located in Bulloch County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Forest Hills.
Fayette County
This Forest Hills is located in Fayette County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Forest Hills.
Gwinnett County
This Forest Hills is located in Gwinnett County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Forest Hills.
Muscogee County
This Forest Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Forest Hills.
Richmond County
This Forest Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Hills.
Illinois
Cook 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 Illinois community of Forest Hills [Cook County].
Kane County
This Forest Hills is located in Kane County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Forest Hills.
Indiana
Hamilton 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 Indiana community of Forest Hills [Hamilton County].
Lake 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 Indiana community of Forest Hills [Lake County].
Madison County
This Forest Hills is located in Madison County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Forest Hills.
Kansas
Sedgwick County
This Forest Hills is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Forest Hills.
Kentucky
Jefferson County
This Forest Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Forest Hills.
Kenton County
This Forest Hills is located in Kenton County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Forest Hills.
Pike County
This Forest Hills is located in Pike County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Forest Hills.
Maryland
Carroll County
This Forest Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Forest Hills.
Howard County
This Forest Hills is located in Howard County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Forest Hills.
Washington County
This Forest Hills is located in Washington County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest Hills.
Michigan
Ingham County
This Forest Hills is located in Ingham County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ingham County community of Forest Hills.
Kent County
This Forest Hills is located in Kent County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the west of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Forest Hills.
Mississippi
Lee County
This Forest Hills is located in Lee County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Forest Hills.
New Brunswick
This Forest Hills lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
New York
Queens County
This Forest Hills is located in Queens County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Forest Hills.
Saratoga County
This Forest Hills is located in Saratoga County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west northwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Forest Hills.
North Carolina
Alamance County
This Forest Hills is located in Alamance County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Forest Hills.
Caldwell County
This Forest Hills is located in Caldwell County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Forest Hills.
Cumberland County
This Forest Hills is located in Cumberland County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Forest Hills.
Durham 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 North Carolina community of Forest Hills [Durham County].
Forsyth County
This Forest Hills is located in Forsyth County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Forest Hills.
Jackson County
This Forest Hills is located in Jackson County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Forest Hills.
Lee County
This Forest Hills is located in Lee County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Forest Hills.
New Hanover County
This Forest Hills is located in New Hanover County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Forest Hills.
Pitt County
This Forest Hills is located in Pitt County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Forest Hills.
Rockingham County
This Forest Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Forest Hills.
Rowan County
This Forest Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Forest Hills.
Rutherford County
This Forest Hills is located in Rutherford County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Forest Hills.
Transylvania County
This Forest Hills is located in Transylvania County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Forest Hills.
Union County
This Forest Hills is located in Union County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Forest Hills.
Wake County
This Forest Hills is located in Wake County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Forest Hills.
Wilkes County
This Forest Hills is located in Wilkes County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Forest Hills.
Wilson County
This Forest Hills is located in Wilson County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Forest Hills.
Nova Scotia
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 Nova Scotia community of Forest Hills.
Ohio
Butler County
This Forest Hills is located in Butler County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Forest Hills.
Clark County
This Forest Hills is located in Clark County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km] to the west of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Forest Hills.
Pike County
This Forest Hills is located in Pike County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Forest Hills.
Ontario
This Forest Hills lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Forest Hills is located in Allegheny County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Forest Hills.
Dauphin County
This Forest Hills is located in Dauphin County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Forest Hills.
Lancaster 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 Forest Hills [Lancaster County].
Philadelphia 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 Forest Hills [Philadelphia County].
York County
This Forest Hills is located in York County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Forest Hills.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Forest Hills is located in Anderson County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Forest Hills.
Charleston County
This Forest Hills is located in Charleston County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Forest Hills.
Cherokee County
This Forest Hills is located in Cherokee County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Forest Hills.
Chester County
This Forest Hills is located in Chester County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Forest Hills.
Darlington County
This Forest Hills is located in Darlington County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Forest Hills.
Greenville County
This Forest Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Forest Hills.
Greenwood County
This Forest Hills is located in Greenwood County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Forest Hills.
Oconee County
This Forest Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Forest Hills.
Richland County
This Forest Hills is located in Richland County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Forest Hills.
Sumter County
This Forest Hills is located in Sumter County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Forest Hills.
York County
This Forest Hills is located in York County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Forest Hills.
Tennessee
Bedford County
This Forest Hills is located in Bedford County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Forest Hills.
Davidson County
This Forest Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Forest Hills.
Greene County
This Forest Hills is located in Greene County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Forest Hills.
Hamilton County
This Forest Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Hills.
Knox County
This Forest Hills is located in Knox County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Forest Hills.
Marshall County
This Forest Hills is located in Marshall County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Forest Hills.
Montgomery County
This Forest Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Hills.
Putnam County
This Forest Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Forest Hills.
Sullivan County
This Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Forest Hills.
Washington County
This Forest Hills is located in Washington County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest Hills.
Texas
Bexar 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 Texas community of Forest Hills [Bexar County].
Smith 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 Texas community of Forest Hills [Smith County].
Virginia
Chesapeake City
This Forest Hills is located in Chesapeake City and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Forest Hills.
Danville City
This Forest Hills is located in Danville City and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Forest Hills.
Montgomery County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Forest Hills [Montgomery County].
Page County
This Forest Hills is located in Page County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Forest Hills.
Prince William County
This Forest Hills is located in Prince William County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Forest Hills.
Suffolk City
This Forest Hills is located in Suffolk City and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Forest Hills.
Virginia Beach City
This Forest Hills is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Forest Hills.
West Virginia
Kanawha County
This Forest Hills is located in Kanawha County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Forest Hills.
Ohio County
This Forest Hills is located in Ohio County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Forest Hills.
Wood County
This Forest Hills is located in Wood County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Hills that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Forest Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Hills ...
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.
Cedar Grove (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Forest Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Hills and extending to:
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Hills to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2968, Longitude: -71.1037 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Hills 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Forest Hills 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>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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.
<6>
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 Forest Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.011 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.601 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.623 degrees.