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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is New York. It lies just west of Forest Hills. New York has a population of 8,253,000 people.<1>.

The next largest community is Bronx. It lies just north of Forest Hills and has a population of 1,385,000 people.

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the nearest first.

  • Glendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Queens County
  • Kew Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lefrak City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lefrak City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
    • Lefrak City is located in Queens County
  • Middle Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Richmond Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Corona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fresh Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
  • Queens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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    • Ridgewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bushwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
      • Bushwick is located in Kings County
    • Flushing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jackson Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamaica
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maspeth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

For more communities neighboring Forest Hills, please visit our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills.

Queens County ...

Forest Hills is located in Queens County<4>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Queens County: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York & Richmond. Long Island Sound lies to the northeast and to the south is the Atlantic Ocean.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Hills ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Hills.

Airports Near Forest Hills ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Forest Hills and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Forest Hills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Hills ...

Looking for more information about Forest Hills? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Forest Hills. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Forest Hills, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forest Hills.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Hills. 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Forest Hills.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Forest Hills), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.




 

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