Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vinegar Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vinegar Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vinegar Hill
- 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 Vinegar Hill:
- 40.703056, -73.984722
- 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 Vinegar Hill
- 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 Kings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kings County
- Since Vinegar Hill is near New York County and also Hudson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New York County
- eBird sighting report for Hudson 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
Communities Also Named Vinegar Hill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Vinegar Hill.
Within New York, the name Vinegar Hill is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Vinegar Hill.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the west of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Vinegar Hill.
- New Brunswick
- This Vinegar Hill lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Vinegar Hill.
- Columbus County
- This Vinegar Hill is located in Columbus County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the south southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Vinegar Hill.
- Ontario
- This Vinegar Hill lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Vinegar Hill.
- Virginia
- Charlottesville City
- This Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Kings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlottesville City community of Vinegar Hill.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinegar Hill ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Blissville is located in Queens County
- Chinatown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Cobble Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
- Cobble Hill is located in Kings County
- Flatbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Fort Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Greene
- Fort Greene is located in Kings County
- Greenpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
- Knickerbocker Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knickerbocker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Village
- Knickerbocker Village is located in New York County
- Little Italy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Little Italy is located in New York County
- Long Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island City
- Long Island City is located in Queens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Island City <3>
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- Park Slope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Slope
- Park Slope is located in Kings County
- Peter Cooper Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Red Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
- Rhinelander Gardens ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinelander Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - University Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- University Village is located in New York County
- Park Slope
How Far From Vinegar Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vinegar Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vinegar Hill and extending to:
- Brooklyn, which is the Seat of Kings County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Vinegar Hill 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,276 miles [6,881.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vinegar Hill. 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> | 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- Vinegar Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vinegar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7031, Longitude: -73.9847 In this case, the coordinates for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Vinegar Hill 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 305.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.504 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.659 degrees. |