Historic site · New York
Site of Camp Mills Base Hospital
Site of Camp Mills Base Hospital is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Kennelwood Hill stands 156 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 14 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- A 30 Building Hospital 2000 Bed Complex which was used Feb-September 1919 for treatment of soliders at Camp Mills Returning from World War I
What to expect
- Operated by
- Incorporated Village of Garden City
How to reach it
Coordinates40.73611, -73.62751
- 14.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Garden City Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Flying Through the Years at Roosevelt Field: 0.7 mi
- Long Island Children Museum: 1.5 mi
- Nassau County Firefighters Museum: 1.6 mi
- Cradle of Aviation Museum: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hempstead Plains Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Francis Purcell Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 2.4 mi
- Old Westbury Unique Area: 3.4 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 59
- East Williston Veterans' Memorial: 1.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Plaza: 2.1 mi
- Albertson–Roslyn Vietnam War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Albertson WWII Memorial: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Leeds Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 7.0 mi
- Parsons Beach: 7.1 mi
- Harry Tappen Beach: 7.1 mi
- PWEA Beach: 7.2 mi
Parks
- Hemlock Playground: 0.2 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- Court House Park: 0.3 mi
- Lions Park: 0.4 mi
- Stewart Field: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 56
- Jamaica: 7.2 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 7.2 mi
- Nautical Mile: 7.4 mi
- Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
- JFK: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 55
- Hofstra University Suburban Ecological Research Site: 2.2 mi
- Formal Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Clark Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.0 mi
- Children's Garden: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 44
- Harbor Hill: 4.4 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.0 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 9.9 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 10.6 mi
- West Hills: 11.6 mi
Artworks
- Theodore Roosevelt: 0.6 mi
- Benjamin Franklin: 0.7 mi
- Alexander Turney Stewart: 1.1 mi
- The Adelphi Panther: 1.6 mi
- Two Bottles: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- North Maples: 2.6 mi
- West Lindens: 2.6 mi
- Lindens B: 2.6 mi
- Lindens A: 2.6 mi
- Cedars: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Cooper Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 16.2 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.4 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 13.3 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 19.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- The Loch: 17.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 18.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 18.6 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Long Island Welcome Center: 16.9 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Camp Mills Base Hospital. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennelwood Hill | NNW 343° | 156 m | 23.9 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 63° | 122 m | 11.9 mi |
| Harbor Hill | N 352° | 106 m | 4.4 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 61° | 106 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dix Hills | ENE 68° | 92 m | 15.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 68° | 90 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | ENE 65° | 85 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NW 308° | 85 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6835447200
Day trips start here
- Garden City · 1 mi
- Mineola · 1 mi
- Hempstead · 2 mi
- Nassau County · 3 mi
- Flower Hill · 5 mi
- Manhasset · 5 mi
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