Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillside
- 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 Hillside:
- 40.707881, -73.786800
- 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 Hillside
- 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 Queens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Queens County
- Since Hillside is near Nassau County and also Kings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hillside ...
We found 53 communities that share the name Hillside.
There are four communities within New York that are also named Hillside.
Beyond New York, we know of another 49 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 49 communities, 49 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Bronx County
- Columbia County
- Oneida County
- Ulster County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Madera County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hillside [Madera County].
- Santa Clara 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 California community of Hillside [Santa Clara County].
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Hillside is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,631 miles [2,624.8 km]<2> to the west of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Hillside.
- Fremont County
- This Hillside is located in Fremont County and lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km] to the west of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Hillside.
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Hillside is located in Cook County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<2> to the west of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Hillside.
- Kankakee 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 Illinois community of Hillside [Kankakee County].
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This Hillside is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Hillside.
- Pulaski 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 Kentucky community of Hillside [Pulaski County].
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Hillside is located in Carroll County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hillside.
- Harford County
- This Hillside is located in Harford County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west southwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hillside.
- Prince George's County
- This Hillside is located in Prince George's County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hillside.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Hillside lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- This Hillside lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Hillside is located in Lehigh County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Hillside.
- Luzerne County
- This Hillside is located in Luzerne County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west northwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Hillside.
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hillside [Montgomery County].
- Schuylkill 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 Pennsylvania community of Hillside [Schuylkill County].
- Westmoreland County
- This Hillside is located in Westmoreland County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the west of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Hillside.
- Quebec
- This Hillside lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the north of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Hillside is located in Charleston County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Hillside.
- Darlington County
- This Hillside is located in Darlington County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the southwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hillside.
- Lexington County
- This Hillside is located in Lexington County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the southwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Hillside.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Culberson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Culberson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culberson County community of Hillside.
- McLennan 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 Texas community of Hillside [McLennan County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Hillside is located in Davis County and lies 1,974 miles [3,176.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Hillside.
- Utah County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Hillside [Utah County].
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Hillside is located in Dane County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hillside that is located in Queens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Hillside.
- Florence 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 Wisconsin community of Hillside [Florence County].
- Iowa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hillside [Iowa County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside ...
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.
- City Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Cypress Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hills
- Cypress Hills is located in Kings County
- Floral Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Flushing is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <5>
- Fresh Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
- Fresh Meadows is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fresh Meadows <5>
- Fresh Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
- Fresh Pond Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Junction
- Fresh Pond Junction is located in Queens County
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Howard Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Beach
- Howard Beach is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard Beach <5>
- Little Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
- Little Neck is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Neck <5>
- Ozone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Park
- Ozone Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone Park <5>
- Parsons Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
- Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
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- Queens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Queens is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens <5>
- Queens Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Village
- Queens Village is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queens Village <5>
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- 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 <5>
- Terrace Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
- Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
- University Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 southeast)- 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 <5>
- Queens
How Far From Hillside 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 community such as Hillside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillside and extending to:
- Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Hillside to Albany, with an average speed<6>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 212 miles [341.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillside. 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> | 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 Hillside 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7079, Longitude: -73.7868 In this case, the coordinates for Hillside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hillside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hillside to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.814 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.371 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.571 degrees. |