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Sands Point Preserve

Sands Point Preserve from directly overhead

Sands Point Preserve is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Sarles Hill stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Falaise, a museum 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.9 miles off.

About

The story

Estate in Sands Point, New York, United States

Wikidata Q120165, joined on its National Register reference.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
County of Nassau, New York

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.86014, -73.69539

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Port Washington North Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Alvan O. Petrus Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lions Field: 1.4 mi
  • Manorhaven Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 1.6 mi
Beaches
  • Sands Point Village Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Baxter Estates Village Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Sea Cliff Beach: 2.5 mi
  • PWEA Beach: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Bird and Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Student Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Couch Academic Center Garden Terrace: 3.1 mi
  • Colonial Garden: 3.1 mi
  • The Frank J. Graziano Terrace: 3.1 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Harbor Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Queens High Point: 7.2 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 7.6 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 7.8 mi
  • South Ridge: 10.1 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 40
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 9.8 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 9.8 mi
  • Lindens B: 10.9 mi
  • West Lindens: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 7.8 mi
  • The Loch: 14.5 mi
  • Farms Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.7 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Sands Point Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sarles HillNNW 346°216 m20.6 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW 341°211 m18.3 mi
Mount NeboNW 317°208 m17.8 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 347°180 m17.4 mi
Round HillN 4°172 m16.9 mi
Cooney HillN 353°170 m16.7 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 347°156 m14.7 mi
Prospect HillNNW 338°148 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343642536373787770584839
Precip in3.73.24.43.94.14.64.44.84.64.13.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bronx, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 06000881OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1521716073

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