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Forestwood Park

Forestwood Park from directly overhead

Forestwood Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blydenburgh Park Historic District, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
14 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.84499, -73.21751

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Animal Sculptures: 2.6 mi
  • Long Island: 5.7 mi
  • Cartas Al Cielo: 5.7 mi
  • Inferno: 5.8 mi
  • Umbilic Torus: 6.8 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Walled Garden: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 46
Picnic sites: 18
  • Wolf 3: 0.6 mi
  • Wolf 5: 0.7 mi
  • Wolf 1: 0.7 mi
  • Wolf 2: 0.7 mi
  • Wolf 4: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 15
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 5.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillW 259°122 m11.1 mi
Pavement HillN 352°120 m24.4 mi
West HillsW 260°106 m11.4 mi
Harbor HillW 262°106 m22.3 mi
Talmadge HillNW 323°102 m23.8 mi
Clapboard HillNNW 328°102 m24.5 mi
Catamount HillNNW 347°94 m24.2 mi
Dix HillsWSW 255°92 m7.4 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/328025197

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