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

  • 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:
    • 40.642207, -73.697113
    • 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 Hewlett
  • 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 Hewlett ...

We found two communities that share the name Hewlett.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Hewlett.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Hewlett in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hewlett [Queens County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Hewlett is located in Hanover County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hewlett that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Hewlett.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hewlett ...

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)
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Nassau County
  • Harbor Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isle
    • Harbor Isle is located in Nassau County
  • Island Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
    • Island Park is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Nassau County
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
  • Ocean Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
    • Ocean Point is located in Nassau County
  • Oceanside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
  • Valley Stream
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wave Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wave Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wave Crest
    • Wave Crest is located in Queens County

How Far From Hewlett 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 Hewlett to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Hewlett to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 214 miles [344.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hewlett. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hewlett could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hewlett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hewlett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6422, Longitude: -73.6971    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hewlett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.768 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.309 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.562 degrees.




 

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