- Elevation, modelled
- 54 m
- Tallest summit within 24.0 miles
- Buttermilk Hill211 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway11.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7991, -73.6628
Desmond Gallagher Green is a park in New York, at a modelled 54 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off.
A small, passive park occupying the park strips in the middle of Ridge Drive West. Named for a late resident and U.S. war hero who resided on Ridge Drive West. Reconfigured in its present form on 9/18/2025.
- Operated by
- Incorporated Village of Flower Hill
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Desmond Gallagher Green. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NNW 340° | 211 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 321° | 208 m | 22.1 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | NNW 345° | 180 m | 21.9 mi |
| Round Hill | N 358° | 172 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 350° | 170 m | 21.2 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | NNW 345° | 156 m | 19.2 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 335° | 147 m | 22.2 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NNW 335° | 140 m | 20.4 mi |
- 11.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 16.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Desmond Gallagher Green: 0.0 mi
- The Loch: 0.2 mi
- George Bryant Green: 0.2 mi
- Warren Moss Green: 0.3 mi
- Old School Green: 0.3 mi
- Franciscan Missionaries Marker: 0.5 mi
- Saint Francis Hospital 9/11 Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Roslyn Grist Mill: 0.7 mi
- Roslyn Bicentennial Plaque: 0.8 mi
- For Philip's Garden: 1.2 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 0.5 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 0.8 mi
- Mackay Horse Tamer: 1.3 mi
- Shore Thing Rentals: 4.1 mi
- Howard Davis Jr. & Howard Davis Sr.: 4.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 1.2 mi
- Colonial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Greentree Walled Garden: 1.6 mi
- Clark Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Formal Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- Harbor Hill: 1.2 mi
- Queens High Point: 4.1 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 8.1 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 9.1 mi
- Sagamore Hill: 10.3 mi
- William Cullen Bryant Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Louis C. Clark Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 2.5 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 2.6 mi
- Harry Tappen Beach: 2.7 mi
- PWEA Beach: 2.7 mi
- Beacon Hill Residences Beach: 2.9 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 8.8 mi
- Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
- Circle Garden: 9.2 mi
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 9.2 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 9.2 mi
- Lindens B: 6.5 mi
- West Lindens: 6.5 mi
- Lindens A: 6.5 mi
- North Maples: 6.5 mi
- Cedars: 6.5 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 13.9 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 6.7 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 10.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 16.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 16.1 mi
- The Falls: 11.1 mi
- The Loch: 15.5 mi
- Binnen Falls: 18.5 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 18.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 18.7 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.1 mi
- Cuties Island: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 16:31 |
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 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Flower Hill · 1 mi
- Roslyn · 1 mi
- Manhasset · 2 mi
- North Hempstead · 2 mi
- Port Washington · 2 mi
- The Plandomes · 2 mi
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