- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Jayne's Hill122 m · 14.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6596, -73.6032
Brookside Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 2 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. Bronx River Parkway passes 18 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brookside Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | NE 41° | 122 m | 14.2 mi |
| Harbor Hill | N 349° | 106 m | 9.8 mi |
| West Hills | NE 40° | 106 m | 14.0 mi |
| Dix Hills | NE 50° | 92 m | 17.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | NE 48° | 90 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NE 39° | 85 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NW 316° | 85 m | 22.8 mi |
| Manhattan High Point | NW 307° | 81 m | 22.0 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 26.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brookside Preserve: 0.1 mi
- William F. Glacken Park: 0.2 mi
- Milburn Park: 0.5 mi
- Milburn Park: 0.9 mi
- Lofts Pond Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Brooklyn Waterworks: 0.2 mi
- Bethel Chapel plaque: 0.4 mi
- Cannon: 1.1 mi
- Colonel James Dean Historic Site: 1.2 mi
- Woodcleft Inn: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Baldwin Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Philips House: 2.3 mi
- Environmental Education and Resiliency Center: 2.6 mi
- Grist Mill Museum: 3.3 mi
- African American Museum: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Roosevelt Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 2.6 mi
- Lakeview Garden: 2.8 mi
- Hofstra University Suburban Ecological Research Site: 3.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Roosevelt Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Marine Nature Study Area: 2.9 mi
- Merokee Preserve: 3.3 mi
- East Meadow Bird Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Francis Purcell Preserve: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Nautical Mile: 2.1 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 4.9 mi
- Jamaica: 5.1 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 5.1 mi
- JFK: 9.7 mi
Artworks
- Merrie Merrick: 2.2 mi
- Trap: 3.7 mi
- Dialogue between Plato and Socrates: 3.8 mi
- Lost and Found: An Excavation Project: 3.8 mi
- Upright Motive No.9: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Harbor Isle Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lido Beach: 5.1 mi
- Long Beach: 6.2 mi
- Alhambra Beach: 6.9 mi
- Jones Beach: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 39
- Queens High Point: 9.1 mi
- Harbor Hill: 9.8 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 12.2 mi
- West Hills: 14.0 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Accessible Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Sycamore: 4.7 mi
- South Maples: 5.0 mi
- Cedars: 5.0 mi
- North Maples: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Cooper Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 20.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 20.5 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 17.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Binnen Falls: 19.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 19.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 19.3 mi
- The Falls: 20.1 mi
- The Loch: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Island Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceanside, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Rockville Centre · 2 mi
- Hempstead · 3 mi
- Merrick · 3 mi
- Garden City · 5 mi
- Mineola · 6 mi
- Nassau County · 6 mi
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