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Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve

Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve from directly overhead

Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Hill Residences Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Nassau County Parks Department
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.83564, -73.66810

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Harry Tappen Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Sands Point Village Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Sea Cliff Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Baxter Estates Village Beach: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • North Hempsted Beach Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hempstead Harbor Park: 0.7 mi
  • Prospect Avenue Park: 0.9 mi
  • Harry Tappen Beach, Pool & Marina: 0.9 mi
  • Harry Tappen Beach Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Colonial Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Bird and Butterfly Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Dr. James N. Trousdell and Dr. Marjorie R. Allen Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Freddy's Garden: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
  • Harbor Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Queens High Point: 6.0 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 7.4 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 9.4 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 39
  • Lindens B: 8.7 mi
  • West Lindens: 8.7 mi
  • Lindens A: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 8.7 mi
  • North Maples: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 9.7 mi
  • The Loch: 15.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNNW 339°211 m20.4 mi
Mount NeboNW 318°208 m20.0 mi
Reynolds HillNNW 344°180 m19.4 mi
Round HillN 359°172 m18.5 mi
Cooney HillN 350°170 m18.6 mi
Kennelwood HillNNW 344°156 m16.7 mi
Kykuit HillNNW 332°147 m19.8 mi
Beaver HillNNW 333°140 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1110660928

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