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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 North Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Hills 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 North Hills:
    • 40.776439, -73.677800
    • 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 North Hills
  • 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 North Hills ...

We found 25 communities that share the name North Hills.

Within New York, the name North Hills is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This North Hills is located in Lee County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of North Hills.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This North Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,467 miles [3,970.3 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of North Hills.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This North Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of North Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This North Hills is located in Floyd County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of North Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Lake 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 North Hills [Lake County].
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This North Hills is located in Cecil County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of North Hills.
      • Harford County
      • This North Hills is located in Harford County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of North Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This North Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of North Hills.
      • Rockingham County
      • This North Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This North Hills is located in Wake County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of North Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Hocking 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 Ohio community of North Hills [Hocking County].
      • Washington County
      • This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This North Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Hills.
      • Northumberland County
      • This North Hills is located in Northumberland County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of North Hills.
      • York County
      • This North Hills is located in York County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of North Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This North Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of North Hills.
      • Pickens County
      • This North Hills is located in Pickens County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of North Hills.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This North Hills is located in Spartanburg County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of North Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This North Hills is located in Knox County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of North Hills.
      • Washington County
      • This North Hills is located in Washington County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Hills.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This North Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,980 miles [3,186.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of North Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This North Hills is located in Bedford County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of North Hills.
      • Roanoke County
      • This North Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the west southwest of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of North Hills.
    • West Virginia
      • Monongalia County
      • This North Hills is located in Monongalia County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of North Hills.
      • Wood County
      • This North Hills is located in Wood County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the west of the North Hills that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of North Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Hills ...

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.

  • Floral Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flower Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
    • Flower Hill is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,903 people
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
  • Garden City Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glen Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
    • Great Neck is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Neck <3>
  • Great Neck Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
    • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
  • Greenvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
    • Greenvale is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenvale <3>
  • Harbor Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
  • Kings Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Manorhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manorhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
    • Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mineola
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Parsons Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
      • Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
    • Saddle Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock
      • Saddle Rock is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddle Rock <3>
    • Searingtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searingtown
      • Searingtown is located in Nassau County
    • University Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
      • University Gardens is located in Nassau County

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

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from North Hills 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 220 miles [354.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four 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 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,259 miles [6,854.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Hills. 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- North Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7764, Longitude: -73.6778       In this case, the coordinates for North Hills 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 North Hills 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 North Hills 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 305.742 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.301 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.493 degrees.




 

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