Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hewlett Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hewlett Neck and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hewlett Neck

• 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 Hewlett Neck:
  • 40.624551, -73.698204
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hewlett Neck

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Since Hewlett Neck is near Queens County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Queens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kings 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hewlett Neck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hewlett 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.

• Far Rockaway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Far Rockaway is located in Queens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far Rockaway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Far Rockaway <1>
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harbor Isle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isle
• Island Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Island Park is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Long Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <1>
• Ocean Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ocean Point is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
• Oceanside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oceanside is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanside
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceanside <1>
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Queens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
• Valley Stream
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <1>
• Wave Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wave Crest is located in Queens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wave Crest

How Far From Hewlett Neck to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hewlett Neck and extending to:

• Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hewlett Neck to Mineola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,266 miles [6,865.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'