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State Hospital

State Hospital from directly overhead

State Hospital is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Islip Community Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
Opened in 1889. Grew from 40 patients to 10,000 by 1954. Inc. Nursing School, Farm, Power, & Train Depots. Closed October 10, 1996
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Historical Landmark Preservation Committee
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.78123, -73.20013

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Central Islip Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Central Islip Recreation Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Francis J. O'Neill Elementary School: 0.7 mi
  • Noble Street Park: 1.0 mi
  • Orlin & Cohen -SUSA Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Long Island: 1.2 mi
  • Animal Sculptures: 4.7 mi
  • Art Gallery: 5.4 mi
  • Cartas Al Cielo: 9.2 mi
  • Inferno: 9.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Great River Depot: 3.3 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: We Shall Never Forget: 4.6 mi
  • 9/11 Responders Remembered Park: 4.9 mi
  • Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial : 5.1 mi
  • Statue of Whisper the Bull: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Walled Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Garden of Normandie East: 9.9 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 19
  • Wolf 1: 3.9 mi
  • Wolf 2: 4.0 mi
  • Wolf 4: 4.0 mi
  • Wolf 3: 4.0 mi
  • Wolf 5: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 18
Attractions: 13
  • Long Island Maritime Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Hercules Pavillion: 9.8 mi
  • Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 12.2 mi
  • ATCG Tower: 15.0 mi
  • Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillWNW 281°122 m12.0 mi
West HillsWNW 281°106 m12.4 mi
Harbor HillW 273°106 m23.0 mi
Dix HillsWNW 287°92 m8.4 mi
Signal HillWNW 285°90 m9.2 mi
Mannetto HillsW 275°85 m13.5 mi
Half Hollow HillsW 272°77 m9.0 mi
Rock HillENE 78°64 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2219:4720:28
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1415:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340506069757467564637
Precip in3.73.34.54.13.34.03.34.23.64.03.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Islip-li Macarthur AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9014601408

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