Historic site · New York
Powell Cemetery
Powell Cemetery is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethpage Community Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 20 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bethpage Historical Society;Owen Murphy
How to reach it
Coordinates40.75472, -73.49273
- 20.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bethpage Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Hicksville Soccer Field: 0.5 mi
- Meade Ave Park B-17: 0.5 mi
- South Oyster Bay Community Park H-18: 0.7 mi
- Matthew Brian McGrorty Memorial Field B-11: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcat: 0.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Zorn's Est 1930: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Hicksville Gregory Museum: 1.8 mi
- Long Island Fair Exhibition Hall: 2.6 mi
- Old Bethpage Village Restoration: 2.7 mi
- Old Bethpage Village Restoration Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Museum of American Armor: 2.9 mi
Gardens
- Hicksville Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rain Garden Planted August 2012: 2.5 mi
- Garden of Hope: 3.5 mi
- Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens: 3.5 mi
- The Sustainable Garden: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Evening Transit, Hempstead Plains: 2.1 mi
- The Goldberg Eagle: 2.1 mi
- St Kilian Statue: 3.0 mi
- The Ram: 3.3 mi
- 9/11 Rescue Dog: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Pineridge Park: 3.4 mi
- Underhill Preserve: 3.9 mi
- East Meadow Bird Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- West Hills Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Wantagh Woods: 4.5 mi
Attractions
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 5.2 mi
- Jamaica: 5.2 mi
- ATCG Tower: 7.3 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 8.5 mi
- Nautical Mile: 9.5 mi
Beaches
- Alhambra Beach: 6.8 mi
- Cold Spring Beach: 7.9 mi
- Amityville Beach: 8.2 mi
- Eagle Dock Beach: 8.3 mi
- Copiague Beach: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 31
- Mannetto Hills: 3.5 mi
- West Hills: 5.3 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 5.5 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 6.7 mi
- Signal Hill: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 29
- Picnic Area A & B: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.0 mi
- Birches: 4.4 mi
- Black Pine: 4.5 mi
- Sycamore: 4.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 14.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Cooper Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 12.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 12.8 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- The Falls: 20.4 mi
- The Loch: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Island Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powell Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | NE 40° | 122 m | 5.5 mi |
| West Hills | NE 37° | 106 m | 5.3 mi |
| Harbor Hill | WNW 292° | 106 m | 8.3 mi |
| Dix Hills | ENE 59° | 92 m | 8.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 57° | 90 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NNE 33° | 85 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bronx High Point | WNW 295° | 85 m | 23.7 mi |
| Manhattan High Point | WNW 286° | 81 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmingdale Republic AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13332970050
Day trips start here
- South Oyster Bay · 2 mi
- Nassau County · 5 mi
- Hempstead · 7 mi
- Merrick · 7 mi
- Garden City · 8 mi
- Mineola · 8 mi
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