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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 Strathmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Strathmore 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 Strathmore:
    • 40.792045, -73.677352
    • 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 Strathmore
  • 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 Strathmore ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Strathmore.

Within New York, the name Strathmore is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, eight are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Strathmore lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Strathmore is located in Tulare County and lies 2,446 miles [3,936.5 km]<1> to the west of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Strathmore.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Strathmore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Strathmore.
    • Indiana
      • 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 Indiana community of Strathmore [Lake County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Strathmore is located in Harford County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Strathmore.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Strathmore is located in Monmouth County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Strathmore.
    • Ontario
      • This Strathmore lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the north of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
    • Quebec
      • This Strathmore lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the north of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Strathmore [Lawrence County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Strathmore is located in Harris County and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Strathmore that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Strathmore.
    • Virginia
      • Fluvanna 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 Virginia community of Strathmore [Fluvanna County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strathmore ...

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.

  • Bird Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bird Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Grove
    • Bird Grove is located in Nassau County
  • Floral Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Flower Hill
    (Less than 2 miles 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Garden City Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • Great Neck Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 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 <5>
  • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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    • Manorhaven
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Mineola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parsons Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 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 <5>
    • Sands Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
      • Sands Point is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sands Point <5>
    • Sea Cliff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
      • Sea Cliff is located in Nassau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Cliff <5>
    • Searingtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • 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 southwest)
      • 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 Strathmore 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 community such as Strathmore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Strathmore to Albany, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • 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).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strathmore. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strathmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strathmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7920, Longitude: -73.6774       In this case, the coordinates for Strathmore 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Strathmore 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Strathmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Strathmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.74 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.301 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.485 degrees.




 

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