Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westbury
- 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:
- 40.755812, -73.587861
- 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 Westbury
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- Since Westbury is near Queens County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Queens County
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Westbury ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Westbury.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Westbury.
Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Westbury lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westbury that is located in Nassau County.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Westbury is located in Harris County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westbury that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Westbury.
- Jefferson County
- This Westbury is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km] to the west southwest of the Westbury that is located in Nassau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbury ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
- Floral Park is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral Park <2>
- Flower Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Garden City Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Garden City Park is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City Park <2>
- Glen Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Head
- Glen Head is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Head <2>
- Greenvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Hicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <2>
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Nassau County
- Mineola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Mineola is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <2>
- Muttontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
- Muttontown is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
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- Plainedge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainedge
- Plainedge is located in Nassau County
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Nassau County
- Searingtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searingtown
- Searingtown is located in Nassau County
- Swedetown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedetown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown Village
- Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County
- Plainedge
How Far From Westbury 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 Westbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westbury 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 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 223 miles [358.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,256 miles [6,849.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Westbury: www.villageofwestbury.org/
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- Westbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7558, Longitude: -73.5879 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Westbury 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 305.691 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.24 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.463 degrees. |