- Elevation, modelled
- 22 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kennelwood Hill156 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway10.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7105, -73.7296
Hempstead Bench Spread is a park in New York, at a modelled 22 m. Kennelwood Hill stands 156 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hempstead Ballfield, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bronx River Parkway passes 11 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hempstead Bench Spread. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennelwood Hill | N 357° | 156 m | 24.7 mi |
| Todt Hill | WSW 249° | 125 m | 21.6 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | ENE 65° | 122 m | 17.5 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NE 37° | 106 m | 7.7 mi |
| West Hills | ENE 65° | 106 m | 17.2 mi |
| Dix Hills | ENE 69° | 92 m | 21.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 69° | 90 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | ENE 67° | 85 m | 15.5 mi |
- 10.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 22.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hempstead Ballfield: 0.0 mi
- Pat Williams Playground: 0.2 mi
- Wayanda Park: 0.5 mi
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Belmont Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- In Memory of the Unborn: 1.0 mi
- David M. "Duke" Nugent: 1.5 mi
- Site of Home and SeedHouse: 1.6 mi
- America the Beautiful: 1.7 mi
- Tyson Building Historic Society Sign: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Cambria Heights Civic Association Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Greenstreets: 1.7 mi
- Childrens Garden: 1.8 mi
- Giving Garden: 1.8 mi
- Hollis Hills Greenstreets: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- Jam Master Jay: 1.3 mi
- A Tribe Called Quest Mural: 2.0 mi
- Reclaimed Habitat: 2.4 mi
- St. Paul of the Cross: 2.9 mi
- Madonna: 3.0 mi
Museums
- The Floral Park Historical Society Museum & Archives: 1.7 mi
- King Manor Museum: 3.9 mi
- Curly's Cowboy Center: 4.0 mi
- Environmental Education and Resiliency Center: 4.9 mi
- Godwin-Ternbach Museum: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 3.3 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Virginia Point: 4.7 mi
- Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Parsons Beach: 4.4 mi
- Leeds Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 7.6 mi
- PWEA Beach: 7.8 mi
- Harbor Isle Beach: 8.1 mi
Attractions
- Welcome Center: 4.8 mi
- JFK: 5.0 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 5.8 mi
- Circle Garden: 5.8 mi
- Unity Garden: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 49
- Queens High Point: 3.3 mi
- Harbor Hill: 7.7 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 9.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 10.2 mi
- Janes Hill: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 32
- Picnic Area D: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area C: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area F: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area G: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area A: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Coogan's Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Palisades: 15.3 mi
- Palisades: 15.8 mi
- Palisades: 16.6 mi
- Palisades: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.6 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 15.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 17.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Binnen Falls: 12.9 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 13.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 13.1 mi
- The Loch: 13.4 mi
- The Falls: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.6 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:48 | 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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Garden City · 4 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 4 mi
- Mineola · 5 mi
- Hempstead · 6 mi
- Manhasset · 6 mi
- Queens/Forest Park · 6 mi
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