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Bill Richards Memorial Park

Bill Richards Memorial Park from directly overhead

Bill Richards Memorial Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf 1, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.82627, -73.21907

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Animal Sculptures: 2.9 mi
  • Long Island: 4.4 mi
  • Inferno: 6.6 mi
  • Cartas Al Cielo: 6.8 mi
  • Art Gallery: 6.8 mi
Gardens
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Walled Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 38
Picnic sites: 19
  • Wolf 1: 0.7 mi
  • Wolf 2: 0.7 mi
  • Wolf 4: 0.7 mi
  • Wolf 3: 0.7 mi
  • Wolf 5: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 15
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillW 266°122 m10.8 mi
West HillsW 267°106 m11.2 mi
Harbor HillW 265°106 m22.1 mi
Talmadge HillNW 325°102 m24.8 mi
Dix HillsW 265°92 m7.1 mi
Signal HillW 265°90 m7.9 mi
Mannetto HillsW 261°85 m12.6 mi
Middle Clapboard HillNNW 329°85 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2219:4720:29
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1515:4516:29

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/119918900

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