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Roosevelt Preserve

Roosevelt Preserve from directly overhead

Roosevelt Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Francis Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 19 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
North Shore Land Alliance

How to reach it

Coordinates40.67144, -73.57203

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • St. Francis Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Park: 0.8 mi
  • Northeast Park: 0.8 mi
  • Reverend Arthur Mackey Park: 0.8 mi
  • Reverend Arthur Mackey Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
  • Nautical Mile: 2.6 mi
  • Jamaica: 3.3 mi
  • Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 3.3 mi
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 5.5 mi
  • JFK: 11.4 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 39
Picnic sites: 32
  • Sycamore: 3.7 mi
  • South Maples: 4.0 mi
  • Cedars: 4.0 mi
  • Birches: 4.0 mi
  • North Maples: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 20.9 mi
  • The Loch: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillNE 38°122 m12.6 mi
Harbor HillNNW 338°106 m9.5 mi
West HillsNE 36°106 m12.4 mi
Dix HillsNE 48°92 m15.2 mi
Signal HillNE 47°90 m14.6 mi
Mannetto HillsNE 35°85 m10.6 mi
Bronx High PointNW 312°85 m23.4 mi
Manhattan High PointWNW 303°81 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2419:4820:29
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1515:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353642516171777669584840
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.33.83.23.73.63.73.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wantagh Cedar Creek, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/969673460

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