Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New York, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New York and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New York
- 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 New York:
- 40.709652, -73.991699
- 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 New York
- 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 Kings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kings County
- Since New York is near New York County and also Hudson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New York County
- eBird sighting report for Hudson County
- 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 New York ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name New York.
There is one other community in New York which is also named New York.
Beyond New York, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- New York County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of New York.
- New York County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Lee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of New York [Lee County].
- Polk 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 Georgia community of New York [Polk County].
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Caldwell County
- This New York is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the west of the New York that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of New York.
- Scott County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of New York [Scott County].
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near New York ...
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.
- Chinatown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Cobble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
- Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
- Fort Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Greene
- Fort Greene is located in Kings County
- Greenpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Knickerbocker Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
- Little Italy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in New York County
- Park Slope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Park Slope is located in Kings County
- Peter Cooper Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
- Red Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
- Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinelander Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander Gardens
- Rhinelander Gardens is located in New York County
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - University Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in New York County
- Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County
How Far From New York to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as New York to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New York and extending to:
- Brooklyn, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New York 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 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for New York: www.nyc.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New York) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7097, Longitude: -73.9917 |
| <2> | 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 New York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 New York 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> | 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 New York 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 305.935 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.509 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.659 degrees. |