Hillside

Hillside was a junction and station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Montauk Branch in Hillside, Queens, , . It was located east of 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.
  • Locality with 24,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 56 feet (17 metres)
  • Description: former railway station in Queens, New York, US
  • Also known as
    “East Jamaica”
    “Hillside station”
    “Rockaway Junction”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Afrikan Poetry Theatre and Major Mark Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hollis and Jamaica.
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Hillside

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Latitude
40.70788° or 40° 42′ 28″ north
Longitude
-73.7868° or 73° 47′ 13″ west
Open location code
87G8P657+57
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Hillside” goes by many names.
  • French: “Hillside (LIRR)”
  • Japanese: “ヒルサイド駅”
  • Russian: “Хиллсайд”
  • Urdu: “ہل سائیڈ اسٹیشن (ایل آئی آر آر)”
  • Urdu: “ہل سائیڈ اسٹیشن”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harvard Playground and Detective Keith L Williams Park.

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