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Rookery

Rookery from directly overhead

Rookery is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Canarsie Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 14 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A breeding colony of rooks occupy the Canarsie Pol, according to data produced by New York City's Department of Environmental Protection.

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Coordinates40.62004, -73.87501
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Canarsie Pier: 0.9 mi
  • Bergen Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Bayview Playground: 1.2 mi
  • Starrett City Park: 1.6 mi
  • Wiley Post A: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 45
Picnic sites: 32
  • Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area D: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Palisades: 12.3 mi
  • Palisades: 12.9 mi
  • Palisades: 14.4 mi
  • Coogan's Bluff: 15.1 mi
  • Palisades: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Binnen Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 5.8 mi
  • The Loch: 12.9 mi
  • The Falls: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNW 305°179 m23.4 mi
Mayapple HillWNW 296°175 m24.1 mi
Todt HillW 264°125 m12.7 mi
Crawford HillSW 226°120 m22.7 mi
Harbor HillNE 45°106 m17.5 mi
Telegraph HillSW 225°106 m22.1 mi
Nook HillWNW 290°92 m24.1 mi
Bronx High PointN 356°85 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:4920:31
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1715:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/577891823

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