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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 Jackson Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson Heights 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 Jackson Heights:
    • 40.756002, -73.881687
    • 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 Jackson Heights
  • 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 Jackson Heights ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Jackson Heights.

Within New York, the name Jackson Heights is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Colbert County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Jackson Heights.
      • Mobile County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Mobile County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Jackson Heights.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Jackson Heights [Pulaski County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Jackson Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Bibb County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Jackson Heights.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Jackson Heights.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Wilkes County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Jackson Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Madison 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 Illinois community of Jackson Heights [Madison County].
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Lenoir County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Jackson Heights.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Jackson County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jackson Heights.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the west of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jackson Heights.
    • Ontario
      • This Jackson Heights lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Hamblen County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Jackson Heights.
      • Maury County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Maury County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the west southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Jackson Heights.
      • Rutherford 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 Tennessee community of Jackson Heights [Rutherford County].
    • Virginia
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Lynchburg City and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Jackson Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Jackson Heights is located in Lewis County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jackson Heights that is located in Queens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Jackson Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson Heights ...

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.

  • Blissville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Queens County
  • Flushing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fresh Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Fresh Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
  • Fresh Pond Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond Junction
    • Fresh Pond Junction is located in Queens County
  • Gracie Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracie Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie Square
    • Gracie Square is located in New York County
  • Greenpoint
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
  • Hunts Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Point
    • Hunts Point is located in Bronx County
  • Long Island City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
    • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Queens County
  • Woodside
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)

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

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

  • Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Jackson Heights 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 210 miles [338 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jackson Heights. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7560, Longitude: -73.8817    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Jackson Heights 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Jackson Heights 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 305.865 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.437 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.591 degrees.




 

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