Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rockaway Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockaway Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rockaway Point
- 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 Rockaway Point:
- 40.560661, -73.915137
- 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 Rockaway Point
- 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 Queens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Queens County
- Since Rockaway Point is near Kings County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kings County
- eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockaway Point ...
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.
- Bath Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Beach
- Bath Beach is located in Kings County
- Breezy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Breezy Point is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <1>
- Coney Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Coney Island is located in Kings County
- Flatbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Flatlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatlands
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
- Gravesend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <1>
- Rockaway Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Park
- Rockaway Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Park <1>
- Seaside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Sheepshead Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepshead Bay
- Sheepshead Bay is located in Kings County
How Far From Rockaway Point 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 Rockaway Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rockaway Point and extending to:
- Jamaica, which is the Seat of Queens County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rockaway Point to Jamaica, with an average speed<5> 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 201 miles [323.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rockaway Point. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Rockaway Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rockaway Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5607, Longitude: -73.9151 In this case, the coordinates for Rockaway Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rockaway Point 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 305.906 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.451 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.693 degrees. |