Marine Nature Study Area
Marine Nature Study Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oceanside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 19 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hempstead
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Oceanside Park: 0.2 mi
- Wrights Field: 0.5 mi
- Oceanside Landing Waterway Access Site: 0.6 mi
- Baldwin Park: 0.8 mi
- Mayor Landgraf Village Playground: 1.6 mi
- Liberty Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Woodcleft Canal Site: 2.3 mi
- Woodcleft Inn: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 2.6 mi
- Colonel James Dean Historic Site: 2.7 mi
- Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Brookside Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Roosevelt Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Merokee Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Lawrence Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Nautical Mile: 2.3 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 3.2 mi
- Jamaica: 7.2 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 7.2 mi
- JFK: 8.9 mi
- Harbor Isle Beach: 2.3 mi
- Lido Beach: 2.4 mi
- Long Beach: 3.4 mi
- Hicks Beach: 4.6 mi
- East Atlantic Beach: 5.0 mi
- Grist Mill Museum: 2.8 mi
- Baldwin Historical Museum: 2.9 mi
- Philips House: 3.1 mi
- Long Beach Historical Museum: 3.5 mi
- Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Merrie Merrick: 3.7 mi
- Lost and Found: An Excavation Project: 6.3 mi
- Trap: 6.5 mi
- Dialogue between Plato and Socrates: 6.5 mi
- Upright Motive No.9: 6.6 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 3.8 mi
- Lakeview Garden: 4.1 mi
- Roosevelt Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Garden World: 6.2 mi
- Hofstra University Suburban Ecological Research Site: 6.4 mi
- Queens High Point: 10.7 mi
- Harbor Hill: 12.4 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 15.0 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 16.4 mi
- West Hills: 16.8 mi
- Accessible Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area A: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area B: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area G: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 6.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 18.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 20.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Palisades: 23.3 mi
- Palisades: 23.3 mi
- Binnen Falls: 18.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 18.4 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 18.5 mi
- The Loch: 21.4 mi
- The Falls: 21.7 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marine Nature Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | NE 37° | 122 m | 16.9 mi |
| Harbor Hill | N 356° | 106 m | 12.4 mi |
| West Hills | NE 36° | 106 m | 16.8 mi |
| Dix Hills | NE 46° | 92 m | 19.6 mi |
| Signal Hill | NE 44° | 90 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NE 35° | 85 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NW 323° | 85 m | 24.2 mi |
| Manhattan High Point | NW 314° | 81 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 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).
Climate normals
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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/607470691
Day trips start here
- Rockville Centre · 3 mi
- Merrick · 4 mi
- Hempstead · 6 mi
- Garden City · 7 mi
- Mineola · 9 mi
- Nassau County · 9 mi
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