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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 Park West Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park West Village 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 Park West Village:
    • 40.793889, -73.965000
    • 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 Park West Village
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park West Village ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
    • Blissville is located in Queens County
  • Esplanade Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esplanade Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esplanade Gardens
    • Esplanade Gardens is located in New York County
  • Gracie Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracie Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie Square
    • Gracie Square is located in New York County
  • Greenpoint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
  • Harlem
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in New York County
  • Hell's Kitchen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
    • Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
  • High Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Bronx County
  • Hunts Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 south)
  • Peter Cooper Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinelander Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in New York County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
      • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Queens County
    • Union City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
    • University Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in New York County
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Park West Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Park West Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Park West Village and extending to:

  • New York, which is the Seat of New York County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Park West Village to Albany, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,271 miles [6,873.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park West Village. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Park West Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park West Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7939, Longitude: -73.9650       In this case, the coordinates for Park West Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Park West Village 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 305.91 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.494 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.61 degrees.




 

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