Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adelphi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adelphi and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adelphi
- 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 Adelphi:
- 40.680936, -73.964583
- 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 Adelphi
- 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 Kings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kings County
- Since Adelphi is near New York County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New York County
- eBird sighting report for Queens 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 Adelphi ...
We found nine communities that share the name Adelphi.
Within New York, the name Adelphi is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Adelphi, we know of five communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Ohio
- Pickaway 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 Ohio community of Adelphi [Pickaway County].
- Ross County
- This Adelphi is located in Ross County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west of the Adelphi that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Adelphi.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Grenada
- Distance: 2,109 miles [3,394.1 km]<1> to the south southeast
- Jamaica
- Distance: 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the south
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Distance: 2,188 miles [3,521.2 km]<1> to the south southeast
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Distance: 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the south southeast
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Distance: 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<1> to the south southeast
- Grenada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adelphi ...
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.
- Blissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Chinatown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Cobble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
- Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
- Cypress Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hills
- Cypress Hills is located in Kings County
- Flatbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Fort Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Greene
- Fort Greene is located in Kings County
- Greenpoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Knickerbocker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
- Little Italy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in New York County
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
- Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County
- Park Slope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Park Slope is located in Kings County
- Peter Cooper Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
- Red Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
- University Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in New York County
- Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County
- Marcus Garvey Village
How Far From Adelphi 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 Adelphi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adelphi and extending to:
- Brooklyn, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies just to the East.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Adelphi to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adelphi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adelphi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adelphi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6809, Longitude: -73.9646 In this case, the coordinates for Adelphi 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 Adelphi 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 Adelphi 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 305.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.66 degrees. |