Richmond Hill
in Queens County of New York, United States
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John F Kennedy International Airport (5 mi) - La Guardia Airport (6 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (18 mi)
- Westchester County Airport (26 mi)
- Morristown Municipal Airport (31 mi)
- Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (39 mi)
- Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (49 mi)
- Lakehurst NAES /Maxfield Field (54 mi)
- Bradley International Airport (104 mi)
- Statue of Liberty (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Independence Hall (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Forest Park Golf Course (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Tioga Country Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Breezy Point Executive Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Kissena Park Golf Course (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Flushing Meadows Pitch & Putt Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Clearview Golf Course (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Douglaston Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- North Woodmere Golf Course (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Inwood Country Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Marine Park Golf Course (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Monmouth Cove Marina (marina, (23 mi)
- J F Kennedy Memorial Marina (marina, (18 mi)
- Locust Point Marina (marina, (8 mi)
- Freeport Marina (marina, (14 mi)
- Shelter Harbor Marina (marina, (10 mi)
- Bayside Marina (marina, (6 mi)
- World's Fair Marina (marina, (4 mi)
- Pier 25 (amusement park, (10 mi)
- Victorian Gardens Amusement Park (amusement park, (9 mi)
- Central Park Zoo (zoo, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 40.700 and -73.831 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 40° 41' 59" and W -73° 49' 52"
- 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: 07:18 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:41 am and 8:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
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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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Delve into Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill in Queens County (New York) with it's 98,984 habitants is located in United States about 211 mi (or 339 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Richmond Hill is now 07:18 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Richmond Hill, 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-East. 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 7 mi (or 11 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 10 points of interest near this location. 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, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan and Mineola. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sheraton JFK Airport Hotel
Hilton New York JFK Airport
Crowne Plaza JFK AIRPORT NEW YORK CITY
Hampton Inn NY-JFK Jamaica-Queens
Holiday Inn Express LAGUARDIA ARPT
JFK BED AND BREAKFAST GUESTHOUSE
BEST WESTERN JAMAICA INN
LA QUINTA INN STE JFK AIRPORT
Quality Inn Jamaica AirTrain
SUPER 8 JFK AIRPORT NYC
Videos from this area
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MTA New York City Bus: New Flyer XD40 #7278 Q54 @ Metropolitan & Jamaica Avenues!
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza bound #7278 Q54 New Flyer XD40 bus arrives @ the bus stop to pick up a passenger and leave the bus stop @ Metropolitan and Jamaica Avenues ! P.S. This video was ...
MTA New York City Bus: New Flyer XD40 #7093 & #4832 Q56 @ Jamaica Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard!
Broadway Junction-Van Sinderen Avenue bound #7093 Q56 New Flyer XD40 bus arrives @ the bus stop, then you see another Broadway Junction-Van Sinderen Avenue bound #4832 Q56 New Flyer ...
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.
MTA Bus: 1996 Nova-RTS Q37 Bus #8964 at Jamaica Ave-111th St
South Ozone Park-135th St bound Nova-RTS Q37 Bus #8964 on 111th St coming from Park Lane South & Myrtle Ave and passing and stopping at Jamaica Ave bus stop. Then S. Ozone Park-135th St ...
BMT Jamaica Express: Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer bound R-42 J express train @ 104th Street!
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer bound J express train arrives and leaves 104th Street! P.S. This video was taken on Monday June 21st, 2014! Local station: 104th Street Cross streets/locations:...
BMT Jamaica Express and Local: Jamaica Center & Brooklyn bound R-42 & R-160A-1 J trains @ 111th St!
Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer bound J express train arrives and leaves 111th Street and then you see a Brooklyn bound J local train arriving and leaving 111th Street! Local station: 111th...
Autumn in Kew Gardens, NY (2007)
A Picture History of Kew Gardens, NY during the splendid colorful autumn months of 2007. Presented by KewGardensHistory.com for the Richmond Hill Historical Society.
Picture History of the Kew Gardens LIRR Station
A Picture History of the Kew Gardens LIRR Station presented by KewGardensHistory.com for the Richmond Hill Historical Society.
IND Queens Blvd Line: R160A-2 F Train at Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike (FASTRACK-Roosevelt Ave Bound)
Note: Due to Necessary Track & Station Work (FASTRACK) on the IND Queens Blvd Line Manhattan Bound E & F Trains have been extended to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave station. No E Trains ...
Railfanning at Kew Gardens Part 1
In both parts of this video, you will see every single LIRR train that has passed through Kew Gardens between 3:20 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on 8/2/13. Enjoy the video!
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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.
Murder of Kitty Genovese
Catherine Susan "Kitty" Genovese (July 7, 1935 – March 13, 1964) was a New York City woman who was stabbed to death near her home in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City, on March 13, 1964. The circumstances of her murder and the lack of reaction of numerous neighbors were reported by a newspaper article published two weeks later; the common portrayal of neighbors being fully aware but completely non responsive has since been criticized as inaccurate.
Kew Gardens, Queens
Kew Gardens is a triangular-shaped upper middle class neighborhood in the central area of the New York City borough of Queens, bounded to the north by the Jackie Robinson Parkway, to the east by Van Wyck Expressway and 131st Street, to the south by Hillside Avenue, and to the west by Park Lane, Abingdon Road and 118th Street. Forest Park and the neighborhood of Forest Hills and Forest Hills Gardens lie west of the neighborhood.
Richmond Hill, Queens
Richmond Hill is a middle class and commercial neighborhood located in the central-southern area of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Kew Gardens to the north, Woodhaven and Ozone Park to the west, South Ozone Park to the south and South Jamaica to the east. The neighborhood is split between Queens Community Board 9 and 10. Main commercial streets in the neighborhood include Jamaica Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Liberty Avenue.
121st Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
121st Street is a skip-stop station on the elevated BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 121st Street and Jamaica Avenue in Queens, it is served by the Z train during rush hours in the peak direction, and by the J train at all other times. The station has two tracks and two side platforms, with space for a center express track that was never added. This station has beige windscreens, green canopies, and two exits.
Morris Park Facility
The Morris Park facility is a maintenance facility of the Long Island Rail Road in Queens, New York. It includes two employee-only side platforms on the Atlantic Branch named Boland's Landing. Two wooden platforms each 2 cars long exist on the two-track line, with a flashlight for workers to signal trains to stop.
111th Street (BMT Jamaica Line)
111th Street is a skip-stop station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 111th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens, it is served at all times by the J train. The Z train bypasses the station when it operates. This elevated station, opened on June 11, 1917, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center track dead ends at bumper blocks on both sides of the station and has connections to both local tracks.
Kew Gardens (LIRR station)
Kew Gardens is a station on the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road in Kew Gardens, Queens. The station is located at Austin Street and Lefferts Boulevard. One of Kew Garden station's unique features is the 119th Street (Lefferts Boulevard) Bridge which has one story commercial buildings on both sides for local businesses. The Main Line has four tracks; the two middle tracks not next to either platform, are used by express trains.
Richmond Hill High School (Queens, New York)
Richmond Hill High School a four-year public high school located in Richmond Hill, Queens, as part of the New York City Department of Education. Richmond Hill High School was among over two dozen schools slated to be closed as of June 2012 due to persistently low academic performance. According to the schools last progress report, only 58% of all students were able to graduate on time, leaving many students to dropout. NYCDOE_progress reports for Richmond Hill.
Richmond Hill (LIRR station)
Richmond Hill Station was a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Richmond Hill section of the borough of Queens, in New York City. The station was located at Myrtle Avenue and Jamaica Avenue.
Kew Gardens train crash
The Kew Gardens train crash is the worst railway accident of Long Island Rail Road history, and one of the worst in New York State history. It happened during the evening rush hour of November 22, 1950 between Kew Gardens and Jamaica stations in New York City and killed 78 people. At the date of the crash this was described as being in the neighborhood Richmond Hill but subsequent boundary changes mean the site is now considered to be in Kew Gardens.
RKO Keith's Theater (Richmond Hill, New York)
RKO Keith's Theater is a historic RKO Pictures movie theater located at 117-09 Hillside Avenue in the Richmond Hill section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was designed by architect R. Thomas Short and built in 1929 in the Neo-Classical Revival style. It has a two story, three bay wide front facade with its original, horizontal marquee and terra cotta details. The orchestra level measures 100 feet, 6 inches deep and 99 feet wide.
Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah
Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah is a yeshiva in Queens, New York that includes a high school and a program for post-high-school-age men. The Yeshiva also awards Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Talmudic law. It was founded in 1974 by Rabbis Kalman Epstein and Sholom Spitz. The Yeshiva has become the focal point of the Orthodox community in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Richmond Hill.
Richmond Hill: Van Wyck Expressway @ 87 Avenue, Richmond Hill (source)
Morris Park: Van Wyck Expressway @ 91 Avenue, Morris Park (source)
Richmond Hill: Van Wyck Expressway @ Hillside Avenue, Richmond Hill (source)
Briarwood: Van Wyck Expressway @ Jackie Robinson Parkway, Briarwood (source)
Briarwood: Van Wyck Expressway @ Queens Blvd. (entrance ramp), Briarwood (source)
Richmond Hill: Van Wyck Expressway 01 SB @ 134th Street − Ex19, Richmond Hill (source)
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