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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 Laurel Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Hollow 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 Laurel Hollow:
    • 40.854966, -73.475703
    • 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 Laurel Hollow
  • 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 Laurel Hollow ...

We found one communities that share the name Laurel Hollow.

Within New York, the name Laurel Hollow is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Laurel Hollow is located in Caldwell County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Laurel Hollow that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Laurel Hollow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel Hollow ...

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.

  • Centre Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
    • Centre Island is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Cove Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
    • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Greenlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Plains
    • Little Plains is located in Suffolk County
  • Lloyd Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
    • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Locust Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Nassau County
  • Mill Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Neck
    • Mill Neck is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Neck <3>
  • Muttontown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
    • Muttontown is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
  • Oyster Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oyster Bay Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
    • Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Plainview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>

How Far From Laurel Hollow 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 village such as Laurel Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laurel Hollow to Mineola, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,248 miles [6,836.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel Hollow. 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 '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- Laurel Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurel Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8550, Longitude: -73.4757       In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Laurel Hollow 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 305.613 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.168 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.369 degrees.









 

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