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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 Great Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Great Neck 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 Great Neck:
    • 40.802869, -73.733229
    • 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 Great Neck
  • 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 Great Neck ...

We found three communities that share the name Great Neck.

Within New York, the name Great Neck is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Great Neck is located in Bristol County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Great Neck that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Great Neck.
      • Nantucket County
      • This Great Neck is located in Nantucket County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the east of the Great Neck that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nantucket County community of Great Neck.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Great Neck is located in Craven County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Great Neck that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Great Neck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Neck ...

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.

  • Bird Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Grove
    • Bird Grove is located in Nassau County
  • Flower Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Great Neck Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
    • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
  • Harbor Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
  • Kings Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Little Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Manorhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
    • Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
  • Parsons Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
    • Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
  • Saddle Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Sands Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
    • Sands Point is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sands Point <3>
  • Silver Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Silver Beach is located in Bronx County
  • University Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
    • University Gardens is located in Nassau County

How Far From Great Neck to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Great Neck to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Great Neck 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 218 miles [350.8 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 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Great Neck: www.greatneckvillage.org/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Great Neck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8029, Longitude: -73.7332       In this case, the coordinates for Great Neck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Great Neck 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 305.771 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.339 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.505 degrees.




 

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