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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 City Line, we use the following websites to find information relevant to City Line 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 City Line:
    • 40.676214, -73.887081
    • 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 City Line
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near City Line ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Queens County
  • Cobble Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
    • Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
  • Cypress Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hills
    • Cypress Hills is located in Kings County
  • Flatbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Flatbush is located in Kings County
  • Flatlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
    • Flatlands is located in Kings County
  • Fort Greene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Greene
    • Fort Greene is located in Kings County
  • Fresh Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
  • Fresh Pond Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Junction
    • Fresh Pond Junction is located in Queens County
  • Greenpoint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
  • Hillside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Queens County
  • Howard Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Beach
    • Howard Beach is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Beach <2>
  • Long Island City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Marcus Garvey Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
      • Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County
    • Ozone Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Park
      • Ozone Park is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone Park <2>
    • Park Slope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
      • Park Slope is located in Kings County
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
      • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Queens County
    • Vinegar Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
      • Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County
    • Woodside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

How Far From City Line 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 City Line to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in City Line and extending to:

  • Brooklyn, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies just to the West.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from City Line 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 207 miles [333.1 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 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for City Line. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- City Line) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in City Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6762, Longitude: -73.8871       In this case, the coordinates for City Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 City Line 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 305.876 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.437 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.629 degrees.









 

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