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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 Westbury South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westbury South 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 Westbury South:
    • 40.752322, -73.561793
    • 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 Westbury South
  • 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 Westbury South is near Suffolk County and also Queens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Queens 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 Westbury South

Communities Also Named Westbury South ...

We found one communities that are also named Westbury South.

Within New York, the name Westbury South is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named Westbury South in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Westbury South is located in Harris County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westbury South that is located in Nassau County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Westbury South.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbury South ...

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.

  • Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Garden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Head
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove is located in Nassau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Mineola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Muttontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Muttontown is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
    • Plainedge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainedge is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
    • Plainview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Salisbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Salisbury is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Searingtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Searingtown is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searingtown
    • Swedetown Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village

How Far From Westbury South 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 Westbury South to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies just to the West.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Westbury South 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,255 miles [6,847.8 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 from Point A (ie- Westbury South) 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 Westbury South 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 Westbury South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7523, Longitude: -73.5618       In this case, the coordinates for Westbury South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.675 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.222 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.453 degrees.