Wantagh Woods
Wantagh Woods is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Duckpond Drive Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 21 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nassau County Park Department
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Duckpond Drive Park: 0.4 mi
- Sand Hill Road Park: 0.6 mi
- Forest City Park: 0.7 mi
- Twin Lane East Playground: 0.9 mi
- Twin Lakes Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 0.7 mi
- Jamaica: 0.7 mi
- Nautical Mile: 5.5 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 7.7 mi
- ATCG Tower: 11.8 mi
- Wantagh Railroad Complex: 0.7 mi
- Bellmore Maintenance Facility: 1.1 mi
- T. Jones' Cabin: 1.5 mi
- Matt the Cyclist: 2.3 mi
- Camp Meeting Grounds: 2.5 mi
- Wantagh Museum: 0.7 mi
- Seaford Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Tackapausha Museum: 2.1 mi
- Tackapausha Museum Library: 2.1 mi
- Lauder Museum: 4.9 mi
- Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 1.5 mi
- Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 1.6 mi
- East Meadow Bird Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Merokee Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Roosevelt Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Alhambra Beach: 3.1 mi
- Amityville Beach: 5.9 mi
- Copiague Beach: 6.4 mi
- Jones Beach: 6.7 mi
- Tobay Beach: 7.1 mi
- Dwight David Eisenhower: 3.7 mi
- Merrie Merrick: 4.0 mi
- St Kilian Statue: 4.5 mi
- Trap: 5.0 mi
- Upright Motive No.9: 5.0 mi
- Roosevelt Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
- Hofstra University Suburban Ecological Research Site: 4.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 4.9 mi
- Hicksville Garden: 5.4 mi
- Sycamore: 4.1 mi
- Birches: 4.2 mi
- Black Pine: 4.2 mi
- South Maples: 4.4 mi
- Cedars: 4.5 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 7.9 mi
- West Hills: 9.5 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 9.6 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 9.7 mi
- Harbor Hill: 10.1 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 17.3 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 14.9 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 17.6 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 19.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 22.3 mi
- The Falls: 22.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 24.0 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 24.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 24.3 mi
- The Loch: 24.6 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
- Cuties Island: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wantagh Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | NNE 27° | 122 m | 9.6 mi |
| West Hills | NNE 25° | 106 m | 9.5 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NW 318° | 106 m | 10.1 mi |
| Dix Hills | NE 43° | 92 m | 11.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | NE 40° | 90 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NNE 21° | 85 m | 7.9 mi |
| Queens High Point | WNW 293° | 79.2 m | 11.9 mi |
| Half Hollow Hills | NE 48° | 77 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:47 | 16:30 |
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 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wantagh Cedar Creek, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1107915653
Day trips start here
- Merrick · 3 mi
- Nassau County · 5 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 5 mi
- Hempstead · 6 mi
- Rockville Centre · 7 mi
- Garden City · 8 mi
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