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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 Howard Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howard Beach 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 Howard Beach:
    • 40.657882, -73.836246
    • 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 Howard Beach
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard Beach ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
    • City Line is located in Kings County
  • Cypress Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hills
    • Cypress Hills is located in Kings County
  • Far Rockaway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Flatbush is located in Kings County
  • Flatlands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
    • Flatlands is located in Kings County
  • Fresh Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Fresh Pond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
  • Fresh Pond Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Nassau County
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Queens County
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Queens County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
  • Marcus Garvey Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus Garvey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Garvey Village
    • Marcus Garvey Village is located in Kings County
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    • Ocean Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
      • Ocean Point is located in Nassau County
    • Ozone Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Queens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Queens Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockaway Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Park
      • Rockaway Park is located in Queens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Park <2>
    • Rosedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Seaside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
      • Seaside is located in Queens County
    • Terrace Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
      • Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
    • Valley Stream
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wave Crest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wave Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Howard Beach 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 community such as Howard Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Howard Beach and extending to:

  • Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Howard Beach 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 208 miles [334.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howard Beach. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howard Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6579, Longitude: -73.8362       In this case, the coordinates for Howard Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Howard Beach 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 305.848 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.402 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.615 degrees.




 

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