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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 Stewart Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stewart Manor 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 Stewart Manor:
- 40.720172, -73.685300
- 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 Stewart Manor
- 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 Stewart Manor 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 Stewart Manor
Communities Also Named Stewart Manor ...
We found two communities that are also named Stewart Manor.
Within New York, the name Stewart Manor 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 Stewart Manor is located in Hillsborough County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stewart Manor that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Stewart Manor.
- Virginia
- Portsmouth City
- This Stewart Manor is located in Portsmouth City and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stewart Manor that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Stewart Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stewart Manor ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fresh Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Great Neck Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harbor Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Little Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parsons Beach is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Beach
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Queens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Queens Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Searingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Searingtown is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searingtown
- Terrace Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terrace Heights is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Gardens is located in Nassau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- Valley Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Stewart Manor 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 Stewart Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stewart Manor and extending to:
- Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Stewart Manor 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 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 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,262 miles [6,859 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stewart Manor) 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 Stewart Manor 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 Stewart Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7202, Longitude: -73.6853 In this case, the coordinates for Stewart Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.752 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.522 degrees. |
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