- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 22.1 miles
- Round Hill172 m · 21.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway16.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8956, -73.3597
Bird Island is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 3 m. Round Hill stands 172 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Scudder Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.
- Access
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Bird Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Hill | NW 311° | 172 m | 21.8 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | NNW 346° | 164 m | 22.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Hills | NNW 343° | 141 m | 21.3 mi |
| Canoe Hill | NNW 341° | 140 m | 19.7 mi |
| Camfield Hill | N 360° | 123 m | 22.1 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | SSW 212° | 122 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ferris Hill | NNW 342° | 120 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 343° | 120 m | 20.6 mi |
- 16.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 23.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Scudder Park: 0.2 mi
- Cow Harbor Park: 0.5 mi
- Northport Park: 0.5 mi
- Centerport Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Heron Park: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Northport Beach: 0.3 mi
- Huntington Beach: 1.1 mi
- Centerport Beach: 1.2 mi
- Knollwood Beach: 1.6 mi
- Crescent Beach: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- WW II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Centerport Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America: 2.8 mi
- Wall of Wars: 2.8 mi
- Nathan Hale Monument: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Phragmites Park: 0.6 mi
- Betty Allen Twin Ponds Nature Park: 0.8 mi
- Grace Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Northport Rail Trail: 1.1 mi
- Henry Ingraham Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Northport Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Vanderbilt Museum, Mansion, and Planetarium: 0.8 mi
- The Arsenal: 3.2 mi
- Heckscher Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- The Whaling Museum & Education Center: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Heron Statue: 0.8 mi
- Inferno: 2.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Three Condors: 5.7 mi
- Mary and Jesus: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Organic Demonstration Site #1: 5.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
- Crucifix Garden: 6.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Dix Hills: 5.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 5.5 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 6.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 6.6 mi
- West Hills: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Lower Education Area: 7.9 mi
- Upper Education Area: 8.0 mi
- Wolf 5: 8.2 mi
- Wolf 4: 8.2 mi
- Wolf 3: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 15
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 0.8 mi
- ATCG Tower: 6.2 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 8.9 mi
- Hercules Pavillion: 11.2 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Eatons Neck Light: 4.4 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 7.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.6 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Farms Falls: 20.7 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 24.0 mi
- Cascade: 24.1 mi
- Cascade: 24.3 mi
- Cascade: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Duck Island Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 6.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 6.6 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Long Island Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 12.5 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 1 mi away.
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