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Welcome to Forest Hills Gardens ...

Forest Hills Gardens is located in Queens County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Forest Hills Gardens: Forest Hills Gdns. (or less commonly used: Forest Hills Gardns., Forest Hills Grdens. or Forest Hills Grdns.)

Forest Hills Gardens is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forest Hills Gardens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Forest Hills Gardens ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest Hills Gardens.

  • New York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Newark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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    • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Jersey City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Yonkers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
  • Elizabeth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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    • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Clifton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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    • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • New Rochelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Passaic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Union City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forest Hills Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Hills Gardens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest Hills Gardens. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills Gardens.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hills Gardens. See our Newspapers Page for Forest Hills Gardens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Hills Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Forest Hills Gardens? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forest Hills Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Hills Gardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Queens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forest Hills Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.