Historic site · New York
John Riedl Wildflower Meadow
John Riedl Wildflower Meadow is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Nebo stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakland Lake Wildflower Meadow, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- plastic
- Inscription
- John Riedl Wildflower Meadow
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates40.76558, -73.75875
- 7.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 12.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Oakland Lake Wildflower Meadow: 0.3 mi
- Crocheron Park: 0.6 mi
- Catherine Turner Richardson Park: 0.6 mi
- Joseph B. Hellman Overlook: 0.6 mi
- Captain Dermody Triangle: 0.7 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 0.5 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 4.6 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 4.7 mi
- PWEA Beach: 4.8 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Virginia Point: 1.2 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 5.1 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Pugsley Creek Park: 6.0 mi
Museums
- The Voelker Orth Museum: 3.0 mi
- Maritime National Museum: 3.2 mi
- American Merchant Marine Museum: 3.4 mi
- Kingsland Homestead: 3.4 mi
- John Bowne House: 3.5 mi
Gardens
- Mitchel Wallace Triangle: 0.9 mi
- Cloverdale Gardens at Bayside: 1.1 mi
- House Beautiful: 1.4 mi
- The Estates at Bayside: 1.4 mi
- Winsor Oaks: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Queens High Point: 2.1 mi
- Harbor Hill: 6.7 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 7.7 mi
- Janes Hill: 8.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 56
- Welcome Center: 3.7 mi
- Circle Garden: 3.7 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 3.7 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 3.7 mi
- Unity Garden: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 55
- For A Better Union: 0.7 mi
- General George Washington Tablet: 1.2 mi
- James J. FitzGerald Memorial Plaque: 2.4 mi
- Kissena Park World War I Monument: 2.8 mi
- In Memory of the Unborn: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- Dog: 0.6 mi
- Turtle Statue: 1.0 mi
- Reclaimed Habitat: 1.7 mi
- Seal: 2.8 mi
- Wood Pile: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Area D: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area C: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Area F: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area G: 8.4 mi
- Accessible Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coogan's Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Palisades: 12.5 mi
- The Palisades: 15.3 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 17.6 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 7.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 7.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 14.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 16.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- The Loch: 10.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 13.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.3 mi
- Great Falls: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 14.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 22.6 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of John Riedl Wildflower Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | NNW 336° | 208 m | 21.5 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 359° | 180 m | 23.5 mi |
| Round Hill | N 11° | 172 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 3° | 170 m | 23.2 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 0° | 156 m | 20.8 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 349° | 147 m | 22.8 mi |
| Beaver Hill | N 350° | 140 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hackley Hill | NNW 348° | 140 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laguardia AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8177568969
Day trips start here
- Manhasset · 4 mi
- Queens/Flushing-Northeast · 4 mi
- The Plandomes · 4 mi
- Flower Hill · 5 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 5 mi
- Garden City · 6 mi
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