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East Meadow Bird Sanctuary

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East Meadow Bird Sanctuary from directly overhead

East Meadow Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Speno Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 19 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.70889, -73.54993

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 38
Picnic sites: 32
  • Sycamore: 1.7 mi
  • Birches: 1.8 mi
  • Black Pine: 1.8 mi
  • South Maples: 2.0 mi
  • Cedars: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 22.2 mi
  • The Loch: 22.2 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillNE 42°122 m9.8 mi
Harbor HillNW 323°106 m7.8 mi
West HillsNE 40°106 m9.6 mi
Dix HillsNE 54°92 m12.7 mi
Signal HillNE 52°90 m12.0 mi
Mannetto HillsNE 39°85 m7.8 mi
Bronx High PointNW 305°85 m22.7 mi
Manhattan High PointWNW 296°81 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2419:4820:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536271777569584840
Precip in3.73.04.43.83.13.84.03.94.14.03.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1107917784

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