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Nautical Mile

Nautical Mile from directly overhead

Nautical Mile is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodcleft Canal Site, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 20 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Village of Freeport

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63424, -73.58196

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Woodcleft Canal Site: 0.0 mi
  • Woodcleft Inn: 0.4 mi
  • Colonel James Dean Historic Site: 1.0 mi
  • Cannon: 1.6 mi
  • Brooklyn Waterworks: 1.9 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Baldwin Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center: 3.6 mi
  • Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center: 3.7 mi
  • Philips House: 3.9 mi
  • Grist Mill Museum: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 2.9 mi
  • Jamaica: 4.9 mi
  • Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 4.9 mi
  • JFK: 10.8 mi
  • Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 38
Picnic sites: 32
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Binnen Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 20.5 mi
  • The Falls: 22.2 mi
  • The Loch: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nautical Mile. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillNNE 33°122 m15.0 mi
Harbor HillNNW 345°106 m11.8 mi
West HillsNNE 32°106 m14.8 mi
Dix HillsNE 43°92 m17.4 mi
Signal HillNE 41°90 m16.8 mi
Mannetto HillsNNE 30°85 m13.1 mi
Bronx High PointNW 317°85 m24.8 mi
Manhattan High PointNW 309°81 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2419:4820:29
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1515:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333440505968757467564638
Precip in3.83.04.64.24.34.64.24.23.84.33.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceanside, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6689855285

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