Hillside
in Queens County of New York, United States
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John F Kennedy International Airport (5 mi) - La Guardia Airport (7 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (20 mi)
- Westchester County Airport (25 mi)
- Morristown Municipal Airport (33 mi)
- Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (36 mi)
- Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (47 mi)
- Stewart International Airport (57 mi)
- Bradley International Airport (103 mi)
- Statue of Liberty (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Independence Hall (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Breezy Point Executive Golf Club (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Forest Park Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Kissena Park Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Douglaston Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Flushing Meadows Pitch & Putt Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Clearview Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- North Woodmere Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Tioga Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Inwood Country Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Lake Success Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Monmouth Cove Marina (marina, (25 mi)
- J F Kennedy Memorial Marina (marina, (18 mi)
- Locust Point Marina (marina, (8 mi)
- Freeport Marina (marina, (12 mi)
- Shelter Harbor Marina (marina, (8 mi)
- Bayside Marina (marina, (5 mi)
- World's Fair Marina (marina, (5 mi)
- Pier 25 (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Victorian Gardens Amusement Park (amusement park, (11 mi)
- Central Park Zoo (zoo, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.708 and -73.787 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 42' 28" and W -73° 47' 12"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:26 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:08 am and 7:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Discover Hillside
Hillside in Queens County (New York) with it's 24,808 citizens is a place in United States about 213 mi (or 343 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Hillside is now 04:26 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 9 airports near Hillside, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is John F Kennedy International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United States is Statue of Liberty in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Queens, Mineola, The Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 48% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton New York JFK Airport
Wyndham Garden Fresh Meadows Flushing
Hampton Inn NY-JFK Jamaica-Queens
Courtyard New York JFK Airport
GARDEN INN AND SUIT
HOWARD JOHNSON JAMAICA NY
JFK BED AND BREAKFAST GUESTHOUSE
Fairfield Inn & Suites New York Queens/Fresh Meadows
Courtyard New York Queens/Fresh Meadows
LA QUINTA INN STE JFK AIRPORT
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Jamaica Station- New York Subway
Short documentary on the Jamaica Subway station in Jamaica Queens, New York directed by Mc Alexander S Ciceron.
R32-R42 J/Z Train Action@Jamaica Center/Parsons-Archer
Here's the various fleets of R32s and R42s on the J and Z trains durin' the wind down of the afternoon skip-stop trip from Manhattan and Brooklyn on the BMT Jamaica Line at 6PM at Jamaica Center/Pa.
MTA New York City Bus: NovaBus LFS #8090 Q84 @ Merrick Boulevard & 104th Avenue!
Jamaica/Parson-Archer bound #8090 Q84 NovaBus LFS bus arrives @ the bus stop to pick up a passenger and leaves the bus stop @ Merrick Boulevard and 104th Avenue! P.S. This video was taken...
NICE Bus: Orion VII NG CNG/Orion V CNG Bus Action@Jamaica Terminal
Here's cool NICE Bus Orion VII NG CNG and Orion V CNG bus action at 165th Street/Jamaica Terminal Orion VII NG CNG #1721 on the n22A route Orion V CNG #1652 on the n26 route Orion V CNG ...
177-05 Croydon Rd Jamaica Estates NY 11432
http://homesite.obeo.com/832927?refURL=youtube Contact: Olga Zakinova Douglas Elliman - Bayside 917-270-7584 olga.zakinova@elliman.com http://www.zakinovateam.com for more information...
MTA New York City Bus: NovaBus LFS #8090 Q30 @ Archer Avenue & Sutphin Boulevard!
Queensboro Community College bound #8090 Q30 NovaBus LFS bus leaves the bus stop @ Archer Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard! P.S. This video was taken on Monday February 9th, 2015! Transfer ...
MTA Bus Company: New Flyer C40LF #550 Q8 @ Jamaica Avenue and 162nd Street!
Spring Creek-Gateway Mall bound #550 Q8 New Flyer C40LF bus arrives and leaves the bus stop @ Jamaica Avenue and 162nd Street! Transfer point: Jamaica Avenue and 162nd Stret Q6 (To JFK Airport-N....
IND Hillside Avenue Local: Jamaica-179th Street bound R-160A-2 F local train leaving Parsons Blvd!
Jamaica-179th Street bound F local train leaving Parsons Boulevard! P.S. This video was taken on Sunday October 26th, 2014! Local station: Parsons Boulevard Cross streets/locations: Parsons...
Jamaica-bound R46 F Train Ride Via Express Track
NOTE* These are two videos combined as one. Due to unexpected track work, this Jamaica-bound R46 F train ran express from Kew Gardens/Union Turnpike to 179th Street via the express track....
MTA New York City Bus: New Flyer XD40 #4830 Q24 @ Jamaica Avenue and 165th Street!
Lafayette Avenue-Patchen Avenue bound #4830 Q24 New Flyer XD40 bus awaits for more passengers and leaves the bus stop @ Jamaica Avenue and 165th Street! Transfer points: Jamaica Avenue ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Queens Library
The Queens Library, also known as the Queens Borough Public Library, is the public library for the Borough of Queens and one of three library systems serving New York City. It is one of the largest library systems in the world by circulation, having loaned 15 million items in the 2011 fiscal year. It was named “2009 Library of the Year” by Library Journal. According to its website, the library holds about 6.6 million items, of which 1.2 million are at its central library in Jamaica, Queens.
York College, City University of New York
York College of The City University of New York is one of eleven senior colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. It is located in Jamaica, Queens in New York City. Founded in 1966, York was the first senior college founded under the newly formed CUNY system, which united several previously independent public colleges into a single public university system in 1961. The college is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Jamaica – 179th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
Jamaica – 179th Street is a terminal station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 179th Street and Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, it serves as the northern terminal for the F at all times and a few rush-hour E trains. This underground station opened on December 10, 1950, has four tracks and two island platforms. To the east are two levels of four relay tracks each extending out to 185th Street.
169th Street (IND Queens Boulevard Line)
169th Street is a local station on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 169th Street and Hillside Avenue in Queens, it is served by the F train at all times. This is the closest subway station to the 165th Street Bus Terminal as well as the demolished station at 168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line) and Jamaica Avenue. This station has four tracks and two side platforms.
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles (185 km) from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east. However, in LIRR maps and schedules for public use the term Montauk Branch refers to the line east of Babylon; the line west of there is covered by Babylon Branch schedules to Jamaica and as part of the City Terminal Zone to Long Island City.
Hillside (LIRR station)
Hillside, earlier Rockaway Junction, was a junction and station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch in Hillside, Queens, New York City, United States. It was located at the place where the Montauk Branch now crosses over the two eastbound passenger tracks and the two freight tracks of the Main Line, just west of the Hillside Facility.
Canal Street (LIRR station)
Canal Street was a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch at Canal Street (now 168th Street) in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States. The station opened on June 24, 1890, when the local Atlantic Avenue rapid transit trains were extended from Woodhaven Junction through Jamaica to Rockaway Junction, their new terminal. The station was closed in 1899, soon after the "rapid transit" trains started running to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica Avenue is a major avenue in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, New York, in the United States. Jamaica Avenue starts at Broadway and Fulton Street (replacing East New York Avenue) in the East New York neighborhood in Brooklyn, and goes to the city line in Bellerose, Queens, where it becomes Jericho Turnpike to service the rest of Long Island.
The Mary Louis Academy
The Mary Louis Academy, also known as TMLA, is a private Catholic college preparatory academy, restricting admission solely to young women. The Mary Louis Academy is located in the affluent community of Jamaica Estates, Queens, New York City. TMLA's 5-acre campus encompasses 8 separate buildings situated on private grounds, crowning the top of one of the highest hills in Queens, hence TMLA's interscholastic nickname "The Hilltoppers.
Gufa Shiv Bhagat- Baba Balak Nath Temple
Gufa Shiv Bhagat- Baba Balak Nath Temple is a Hindu temple located in the Jamaica neighborhood Queens in New York City, and is devoted to the Hindu deity. This temple opens everyday from 7:00 am to 8:30 pm.
168th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
168th Street was the terminal station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had two tracks and one island platform. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916, seventeen years after the closing of Canal Street Station along the Atlantic Avenue Rapid Transit line, and closed on September 10, 1977. The next stop to the south was 160th Street. It was closed in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area.
Bricktown, Queens
Bricktown is a small neighborhood in South Jamaica, Queens in New York City, known as Bricktown because of its many brick row houses.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Hillside.
Hillside: GCP @ 166 Street, Hillside (source)
Morris Park: Van Wyck Expressway @ 101 Avenue SB, Morris Park (source)
Morris Park: Van Wyck Expressway @ 101 Avenue NB, Morris Park (source)
Jamaica: Van Wyck Expressway @ 109 Avenue, Jamaica (source)
Morris Park: Van Wyck Expressway @ 91 Avenue, Morris Park (source)
Morris Park: Van Wyck Expressway @ Atlantic Avenue, Morris Park (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rockaway Junction, East Jamaica, Hillside
