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Carmans River Pine Barrens State Forest

Carmans River Pine Barrens State Forest from directly overhead

Carmans River Pine Barrens State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Dix Hills stands 92 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Yaphank Lake Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 30 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.83529, -72.93113

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Yaphank Lake Park: 0.6 mi
  • Howie Carpluk Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Baseball Heaven: 1.4 mi
  • Granny Road Park: 1.8 mi
  • Gordon Heights Children's Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Historic sites: 38
  • Navy Seal Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Regency Forest Pet Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Suffolk County Vietnam Veterans Memorial : 4.6 mi
  • TWA Flight 800 Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 7.9 mi
Museums: 25
  • Brookhaven Volunteer Firefighters Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Sayan Center at TSCW: 7.9 mi
  • Wardenclyffe: 8.0 mi
  • Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Laboratory: 8.0 mi
  • Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Longwood Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Eastport Roots Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Walled Garden: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 14
Peaks: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Exit sign: 9.2 mi
  • boulder: 10.2 mi
  • Long Island Maritime Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Splish Splash: 12.1 mi
  • Hercules Pavillion: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
  • Wolf 1: 15.2 mi
  • Wolf 2: 15.2 mi
  • Wolf 3: 15.2 mi
  • Wolf 4: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix HillsW 267°92 m22.1 mi
Signal HillW 267°90 m22.9 mi
Bald HillENE 75°88 m12.0 mi
Half Hollow HillsW 262°77 m23.3 mi
Flanders HillE 81°70 m17.3 mi
Rock HillE 83°64 m9.1 mi
Mount MiseryNW 321°54 m11.0 mi
Mattituck HillsENE 58°45 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:2119:4620:27
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1315:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323339495968747366554537
Precip in3.03.14.64.13.53.73.23.03.94.03.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shirley Brookhaven AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/430267148

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