- Elevation
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Stony Hill179 m · 19.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway20.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5661, -74.0502
Swinburne Island is a nature reserve in New York, at a recorded 1 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoffman Island, a park 0.9 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 20 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Swinburne Island in honor of Civil War hero and surgeon Dr. John S. Swinburne, who as port health officer oversaw the development of the quarantine islands.
- Elevation
- 1 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swinburne Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NNW 329° | 179 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 319° | 175 m | 19.0 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 320° | 134 m | 22.2 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 294° | 126 m | 22.3 mi |
| Todt Hill | NW 305° | 125 m | 4.1 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 211° | 120 m | 14.0 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSW 208° | 106 m | 13.5 mi |
| Nook Hill | NW 311° | 92 m | 17.9 mi |
- 20.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 20.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 28.0 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoffman Island: 0.9 mi
- Ocean Breeze: 1.7 mi
- Playland Playground: 1.8 mi
- Midland Beach: 1.8 mi
- South Beach: 1.9 mi
- South Beach: 1.7 mi
- Midland Beach: 1.8 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 2.9 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 3.2 mi
- South Beach: 1.8 mi
- Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument: 3.5 mi
- Tagging Robot: 3.7 mi
- K. 159: 3.9 mi
- First Symphony of the Sea: 4.0 mi
- World War I: 2.2 mi
- Battery Ayres: 2.3 mi
- Battery Richmond: 2.3 mi
- Battery Dix: 2.3 mi
- Battery Barry: 2.4 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 2.3 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 2.8 mi
- Eibs Pond Park: 3.5 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 4.0 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 4.2 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 2.6 mi
- Mont Sec House: 2.8 mi
- Harbor Defense Museum: 3.1 mi
- Alice Austen House: 3.5 mi
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 3.6 mi
- Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition: 3.0 mi
- West 23rd Street Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Santos White Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 4.0 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 3.2 mi
- Endeavor: 3.6 mi
- Jurassic Park: 3.7 mi
- Happy Fishing: 3.7 mi
- Sideshows by the Seashore: 3.8 mi
- Fox Hills: 3.7 mi
- Emerson Hill: 3.7 mi
- Park Hill: 3.9 mi
- Todt Hill: 4.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.2 mi
- Freedom Field: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.3 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 9.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 9.5 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 10.7 mi
- Palisades: 12.2 mi
- Palisades: 14.2 mi
- Palisades: 17.1 mi
- Hawk Hill: 18.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 7.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 7.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 8.0 mi
- The Loch: 16.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 17.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 7.6 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 7.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- North Tower: 12.2 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 12.2 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.3 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.8 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.1 mi
- Barber: 11.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 19.4 mi
- Raritan Landing: 22.0 mi
- Tulip Springs: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 4 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Staten Island · 5 mi
- Bayonne · 8 mi
- Brooklyn/Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush · 9 mi
- Brooklyn/Downtown · 10 mi
- Keansburg · 10 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 10 mi
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