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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 Island Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island Park 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 Island Park:
    • 40.605334, -73.655439
    • 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 Island Park
  • 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 Island Park ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Island Park.

Within New York, the name Island Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This Island Park is located in Fremont County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Island Park.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Island Park is located in Kosciusko County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west of the Island Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Island Park.
      • Steuben County
      • This Island Park is located in Steuben County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the west of the Island Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Island Park.
    • Iowa
      • Mills County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Island Park [Mills County].
      • Pottawattamie 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 Iowa community of Island Park [Pottawattamie County].
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Island Park is located in Kennebec County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the northeast of the Island Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Island Park.
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Island Park [Kalamazoo County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Island Park is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Island Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Island Park [Cambria County].
      • Northumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Island Park [Northumberland County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Newport County
      • This Island Park is located in Newport County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Island Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Winnebago County
      • This Island Park is located in Winnebago County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island Park that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Island Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island Park ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • 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
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Point Lookout
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
    • Point Lookout is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Lookout <3>
  • Rosedale
    (5 miles [8 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wave Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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 Island Park 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 village such as Island Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Island Park to Mineola, with an average speed<5> 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 141 miles [226.9 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 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 Island Park. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Island Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6053, Longitude: -73.6554       In this case, the coordinates for Island Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Island Park 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.
<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 Island Park 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 305.747 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.279 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.561 degrees.




 

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