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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 East Elmhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Elmhurst 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 East Elmhurst:
    • 40.761213, -73.865136
    • 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 East Elmhurst
  • 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 East Elmhurst ...

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 southwest)
    • 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
  • City Line
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
    • City Line is located in Kings County
  • Cypress Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Esplanade Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esplanade Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esplanade Gardens
    • Esplanade Gardens is located in New York County
  • Flushing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fresh Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
    • Fresh Meadows is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresh Meadows <2>
  • Fresh Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
  • Fresh Pond Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Gracie Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracie Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie Square
    • Gracie Square is located in New York County
  • Greenpoint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
  • Harlem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in New York County
  • Hillside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hunts Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
      • Hunts Point is located in Bronx County
    • Locust Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
    • Long Island City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ozone Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Queens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Silver Beach is located in Bronx County
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Terrace Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
      • Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
    • Throgs Neck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throgs Neck
      • Throgs Neck is located in Bronx County
    • Unionport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
      • Unionport is located in Bronx County
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

How Far From East Elmhurst 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 East Elmhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from East Elmhurst 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,268 miles [6,868.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Elmhurst. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Elmhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Elmhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7612, Longitude: -73.8651       In this case, the coordinates for East Elmhurst 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 East Elmhurst 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 305.854 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.426 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.581 degrees.




 

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