Sweetbriar Nature Center
Sweetbriar Nature Center is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Landing Avenue Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Smithtown
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Landing Avenue Park: 0.2 mi
- Paul T. Given County Park: 0.6 mi
- Millers Pond County Park: 1.3 mi
- Robert A. Brady Park: 1.3 mi
- Bench: 1.3 mi
- Suffolk County Park: 0.4 mi
- Forestwood Park: 1.5 mi
- Butler-Huntington Woods: 1.8 mi
- Arthur Kunz County Park: 1.8 mi
- Blydenburgh Park Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Statue of Whisper the Bull: 0.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: We Shall Never Forget: 2.3 mi
- 9/11 Responders Remembered Park: 4.3 mi
- Historic Lake Towers Hotel: 4.8 mi
- Paul Simons Memorial Bicycle Path: 5.2 mi
- Caleb Smith House: 1.4 mi
- Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages: 4.6 mi
- The Jazz Loft: 4.8 mi
- Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Islip Town Firefighters Museum: 7.0 mi
- Animal Sculptures: 2.3 mi
- Cartas Al Cielo: 4.2 mi
- Umbilic Torus: 5.4 mi
- Wolfie Statue: 5.5 mi
- Inferno: 5.7 mi
- Long Beach: 4.4 mi
- Schuberts Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sand Street Beach: 4.9 mi
- Callahans Beach: 5.3 mi
- West Meadow Beach: 6.2 mi
- Long Island Dahlia Garden: 8.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
- Community Reflection Garden: 10.3 mi
- Carlls River Botanical Garden: 10.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.8 mi
- Dix Hills: 8.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 9.3 mi
- Mount Misery: 9.9 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 10.3 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 12.1 mi
- Wolf 3: 2.2 mi
- Wolf 1: 2.2 mi
- Wolf 5: 2.2 mi
- Wolf 2: 2.2 mi
- Wolf 4: 2.2 mi
- Hercules Pavillion: 4.7 mi
- Suffolk County Vanderbilt Planetarium: 9.0 mi
- Long Island Maritime Museum: 11.4 mi
- ATCG Tower: 13.8 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 17.0 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 11.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 16.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 17.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 20.4 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.9 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.8 mi
- Cuties Island: 19.9 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweetbriar Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | WSW 254° | 122 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pavement Hill | N 349° | 120 m | 23.2 mi |
| West Hills | WSW 254° | 106 m | 12.4 mi |
| Harbor Hill | W 259° | 106 m | 23.2 mi |
| Belden Hill | NNW 330° | 105 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 336° | 103 m | 24.2 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | NW 320° | 102 m | 23.2 mi |
| Clapboard Hill | NW 325° | 102 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/326266487
Day trips start here
- Oyster Bay · 17 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 18 mi
- Bayville · 19 mi
- Nassau County · 21 mi
- Glen Cove · 22 mi
- Merrick · 23 mi
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