Jamaica
in Queens County of New York, United States
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John F Kennedy International Airport (4 mi) - La Guardia Airport (7 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (19 mi)
- Westchester County Airport (26 mi)
- Morristown Municipal Airport (33 mi)
- Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (38 mi)
- Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (48 mi)
- Lakehurst NAES /Maxfield Field (54 mi)
- Bradley International Airport (104 mi)
- Statue of Liberty (Unesco heritage, 8 mi)
- Independence Hall (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Forest Park Golf Course (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Breezy Point Executive Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Tioga Country Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Kissena Park Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Flushing Meadows Pitch & Putt Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- North Woodmere Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Douglaston Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Inwood Country Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Clearview Golf Course (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Lawrence Village Country Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Monmouth Cove Marina (marina, (23 mi)
- J F Kennedy Memorial Marina (marina, (19 mi)
- Locust Point Marina (marina, (9 mi)
- Freeport Marina (marina, (13 mi)
- Shelter Harbor Marina (marina, (9 mi)
- Bayside Marina (marina, (6 mi)
- World's Fair Marina (marina, (6 mi)
- Pier 25 (amusement park, (11 mi)
- Victorian Gardens Amusement Park (amusement park, (10 mi)
- Central Park Zoo (zoo, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.691 and -73.806 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 41' 29" and W -73° 48' 20"
- 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: 04:47 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:57 am and 7:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Explore Jamaica
Jamaica in Queens County (New York) with it's 216,866 inhabitants is located in United States about 212 mi (or 341 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Jamaica is now 04:47 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Jamaica, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is John F Kennedy International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 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 8 mi (or 13 km), West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Mineola and Manhattan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1034 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
20°C (69 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hilton New York JFK Airport
Sheraton JFK Airport Hotel
Crowne Plaza JFK AIRPORT NEW YORK CITY
Quality Inn Jamaica AirTrain
GARDEN INN AND SUIT
SUPER 8 JFK AIRPORT NYC
LEXINGTON INN AT JFK AIRPORT
Courtyard New York JFK Airport
Hampton Inn NY-JFK Jamaica-Queens
BEST WESTERN JAMAICA INN
Videos from this area
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AirTrain ride from JFK airport to Jamaica station, New York, USA.
View from train window.
LIRR Jamaica station rush hour, New York City, USA.
DM30AC shoves into Jamaica yard
12/31/14 after completing service on the Oyster Bay branch on train 515. It's about 11:27 am at Jamaica and you can overhear talk of mp15's, someone forgetting to set an alarm clock lol, etc...
LIRR: Penn Station to Jamaica Station
Long Island Railroad (LIRR) from Penn St. to Jamaica St. Huntington Train Speed x3 Soundtrack: M83, Anthony Gonzalez, Joseph Trapanese -- Waking Up.
NYCTA:Last R160A Z Skip-Stop Train Arrives@Jamaica Center
Here's the last Z skip-stop train of the day arrives at Jamaica Center.Soon after,it turns into a J train for service to Manhattan Train Transfers:E Train Bus Transfers: *At Parsons/Archer...
Sewer Trap Replacement - Jamaica Queens
http://www.balkanplumbing.com/a-house-trap-for-a-sewer-line-why-is-it-so-important/ Sewer trap replacement for a busy Pizzeria in Jamaica, Queens. Balkan Plumbing finds a simple solution for...
MTA New York City Bus: New Flyer XD40 #7093 B15 @ Lefferts Boulevard & South Conduit Avenue!
Bedford-Stuyvesant/Woodhull Hospital bound #7093 B15 New Flyer XD40 bus going down Lefferts Boulevard turning onto South Conduit Avenue passing through the intersection of Lefferts Boulevard.
GTA IV PC Gameplay Liberty City Landscape
Short LC landscape video.. Played on: - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3,16 GHz - GF 9800GT 512 MB - 4 GB DDR2 Kingston - Logitech Chillstream Controller.
Holi Richmond hill queens ny 2012( phagwah)
holy at smokey park queens ny 2012 friends and family.
MODA Apartments, Queens, NYC (very near E, F subway)(unofficial video as a tenant)
MODA Upgraded Living - Apartments (My unofficial video and review as a tenant), Apartment Rentals, 153-30 89th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432 -near JFK Airport -$15 car service to LaGuardia Airport...
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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.
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica". Jamaica was the county seat of Queens County from the formation of the county in 1683 until March 7, 1788, when the town was reorganized by the state government and the county seat was moved to Mineola (now part of Nassau County).
Jamaica (LIRR station)
Jamaica is a major hub station of the Long Island Rail Road, and is located in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. It is the largest transit hub on Long Island and is one of the busiest railroad stations in the country with over 200,000 daily passengers. In the New York City area, it ranks only behind Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Secaucus Junction, with over 1,000 trains passing through it every day, while there is a direct rail connection to John F.
Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport (New York City Subway)
Sutphin Boulevard – Archer Avenue – JFK Airport is a station on the IND & BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway. It is located at Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens and served by the E and J trains at all times, and by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction. This station has two levels; the upper level serves the IND Archer Avenue Line, while the BMT line uses the lower level. Each level has two tracks and an island platform.
Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer (New York City Subway)
Jamaica Center – Parsons/Archer is the northern terminal station on the IND & BMT Archer Avenue Lines of the New York City Subway, located at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. It is a major transfer point for buses from eastern Queens and opened on December 11, 1988. This is a two-level station with E trains serving the upper level (IND) at all times, J and Z trains serving the lower level (BMT), the latter of which operates during rush hours only.
Queens High School for the Sciences
Queens High School for the Sciences at York College (commonly called QHSSYC or just QHSS) is a New York City public high school that specializes in mathematics and science. It admits students based on their scores on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test. The school was formed in 2002 along with the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College and the High School of American Studies at Lehman College.
Sean Bell shooting incident
The Sean Bell shooting incident took place in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States on November 25, 2006, when three men were shot at a total of fifty times by a team of both plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers, killing one of the men, Sean Bell, on the morning before his wedding, and severely wounding two of his friends, Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman.
Dunton (LIRR station)
Dunton was a ground-level station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Montauk Branch, and Atlantic Branch in Dunton, Queens, New York City, United States. It was closed in 1939 when the Atlantic Branch was placed in a tunnel east of East New York.
Union Hall Street (LIRR station)
Union Hall Street was a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line at Union Hall Street at York College in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, United States.
Queens Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
Queens Boulevard was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a third track in the center. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916. The next stop to the north was Sutphin Boulevard. The next stop to the south was Metropolitan Avenue. It was closed because the rest of the Jamaica Line had to be connected to the Archer Avenue Subway.
Sutphin Boulevard (BMT Jamaica Line)
Sutphin Boulevard was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. It had two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a third track in the center. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916, and closed on September 10, 1977. The next stop to the north was 160th Street. The next stop to the south was Queens Boulevard.
160th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
160th Street was a station on the demolished section of the BMT Jamaica Line. It had three tracks and two side platforms. This station was built as part of the Dual Contracts. It opened December 12, 1916, and closed on September 10, 1977. The next stop to the north was 168th Street. The next stop to the south was Sutphin Boulevard. It was closed in anticipation of the Archer Avenue Subway, and due to political pressure in the area.
The Judge's Chop House
The Judge's Chop House was an eatery located on Twombly Place in Jamaica, New York. The restaurant was one of the few older establishments of its kind to survive Prohibition. The business was started by Judge Emile Schiellein (1854 - 1930). He entered the restaurant business when he was young and opened the Schiellein Hotel at Vermont Avenue and Atlantic Avenue (New York City), in Brooklyn, New York. While Schiellein operated the hotel he was appointed a police judge in Brooklyn.
These districts belong to Jamaica.
Other districtsThese are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Jamaica.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Jamaica.
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)
Jamaica: Van Wyck Expressway @ 111 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:
Jamaicah, Jemaicae, Jemecah, Jamaick, Rustdorp, Jaimaica, Jamaika, Jamanica, Jamaico, Jemaico, Jameco, Jemaica, Jamaica, גמייקה, ジャマイカ地区, 자메이카
