Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Garden City Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden City Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Garden City Park

• 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 Garden City Park:
  • 40.741033, -73.662973
  • 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 Garden City Park

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Nassau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Since Garden City Park is near Queens County and also Bronx County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Queens County
  • eBird sighting report for Bronx County

• 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 Garden City Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Garden City Park.

Within New York, the name Garden City Park is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Garden City Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Harris County
    • This Garden City Park is located in Harris County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garden City Park that is located in Nassau County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Garden City Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden City 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.

• Floral Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
  • Floral Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral Park <2>
• Flower Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
  • Flower Hill is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,903 people
• Garden City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • 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 <2>
• Great Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
  • Great Neck is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Neck <2>
• Great Neck Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
  • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
• Greenvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
  • Greenvale is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenvale <2>
• Harbor Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
  • Little Neck is located in Queens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Neck <2>
• Mineola
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <2>
• Parsons Beach
  (5 miles [8 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 Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Village
  • Queens Village is located in Queens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens Village <2>
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  • Saddle Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
    • Saddle Rock is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddle Rock <2>
  • Salisbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Nassau County
  • Searingtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (5 miles [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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
    • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden City 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 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Garden City Park 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 219 miles [352.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,260 miles [6,855.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden City Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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