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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 Roslyn Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roslyn Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Roslyn Heights:
- 40.788712, -73.647351
- 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 Roslyn Heights
- 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 Nassau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- Since Roslyn Heights is near Queens County and also Bronx County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Queens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bronx 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Roslyn Heights
Communities Also Named Roslyn Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Roslyn Heights.
Within New York, the name Roslyn Heights is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Roslyn Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Roslyn Heights that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Roslyn Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Roslyn Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Roslyn Heights that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Roslyn Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roslyn Heights ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flower Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flower Hill is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,903 people
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden City Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Great Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Great Neck Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
- Greenvale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Kings Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Neck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Manorhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
- Mineola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parsons Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
- Saddle Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Sands Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sea Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Searingtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Searingtown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searingtown
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- University Gardens is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
How Far From Roslyn Heights 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 Roslyn Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roslyn Heights and extending to:
- Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the South.
- 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 Roslyn Heights to Albany, with an average speed<3>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 222 miles [357.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,258 miles [6,852.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roslyn Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Roslyn Heights 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 Roslyn Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7887, Longitude: -73.6474 In this case, the coordinates for Roslyn Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.722 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.281 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.474 degrees. |
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