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 Manhattan:
40.778885, -73.968482
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.
Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Manhattan
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 New York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found eighteen communities that are also named Manhattan.
Within New York, the name Manhattan is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Larimer County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Manhattan [Larimer County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Manhattan is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Manhattan.
Manatee County
This Manhattan is located in Manatee County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the south southwest of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Manhattan.
Illinois
Will County
This Manhattan is located in Will County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<2> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Manhattan.
Indiana
Putnam County
This Manhattan is located in Putnam County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Manhattan.
Iowa
Keokuk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Manhattan [Keokuk County].
Kansas
Riley County
This Manhattan is located in Riley County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<2> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Manhattan.
Mississippi
Washington County
This Manhattan is located in Washington County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Manhattan.
Montana
Gallatin County
This Manhattan is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Manhattan.
Nebraska
Dodge County
Although located in Dodge County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Manhattan.
Nevada
Nye County
This Manhattan is located in Nye County and lies 2,273 miles [3,658 km]<2> to the west of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Manhattan.
Ohio
Allen County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Manhattan [Allen County].
Jefferson 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 Ohio community of Manhattan [Jefferson County].
Lawrence 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 Ohio community of Manhattan [Lawrence County].
Lucas County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Lucas County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Manhattan.
Pennsylvania
Tioga County
This Manhattan is located in Tioga County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Manhattan.
Texas
Matagorda County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Matagorda County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Manhattan.
Utah
Weber County
This Manhattan is located in Weber County and lies 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Manhattan that is located in New York County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Manhattan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manhattan ...
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.
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 Manhattan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manhattan and extending to:
Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Manhattan 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 5 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<6> 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).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,272 miles [6,875.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Manhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Manhattan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Manhattan 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.
<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 Manhattan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manhattan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7789, Longitude: -73.9685
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.914 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.496 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.618 degrees.