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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 Floral Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Floral Park 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 Floral Park:
    • 40.723863, -73.702317
    • 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 Floral Park
  • 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 Floral Park ...

We found six communities that share the name Floral Park.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Floral Park.

Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Floral Park [Queens County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • This Floral Park is located in Middlesex County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Floral Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Floral Park.
    • Florida
      • Palm Beach County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Floral Park [Palm Beach County].
    • Montana
      • Silver Bow County
      • This Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Floral Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Floral Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Floral Park [Somerset County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Floral Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floral Park ...

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.

  • Fresh Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
  • Garden City Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Nassau County
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Queens County
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Nassau County
  • Little Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsons Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
    • Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
  • Queens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Queens Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Searingtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searingtown
      • Searingtown is located in Nassau County
    • Terrace Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
      • Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
    • University Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
      • University Gardens is located in Nassau County
    • Valley Stream
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

How Far From Floral Park 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 village such as Floral Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Floral Park and extending to:

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Floral Park to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,262 miles [6,859 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Floral Park: www.fpvillage.org/

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Floral Park 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Floral Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floral Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7239, Longitude: -73.7023    
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Floral Park 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 305.762 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.315 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.527 degrees.




 

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