James A Caples Memorial Park
James A Caples Memorial Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Amityville Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 27 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Amityville Beach: 0.1 mi
- Copiague Beach: 0.6 mi
- Gilgo Beach: 2.9 mi
- Venetian Shores Beach: 3.2 mi
- Alhambra Beach: 3.4 mi
- Neguntatogue Park: 0.3 mi
- Maxine Postal Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Maxine Postal Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Tanner Park: 0.7 mi
- Breezy Point Park M-16: 0.9 mi
- Ketcham Creek Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 4.3 mi
- Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 4.3 mi
- Wantagh Woods: 5.8 mi
- Merokee Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Chin Chin Ranch: 1.1 mi
- Police Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf Memorial: 2.4 mi
- 9/11: 2.8 mi
- Lieutenant Christopher Sullivan Remembrance Flag: 4.2 mi
- T. Jones' Cabin: 4.3 mi
- Lauder Museum: 1.5 mi
- Tackapausha Museum Library: 4.0 mi
- Tackapausha Museum: 4.0 mi
- Seaford Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- American Airpower Museum: 5.6 mi
- St Kilian Statue: 5.6 mi
- Pray Mantis: 6.7 mi
- Bearer of Peace: 6.7 mi
- The Ram: 6.8 mi
- 9/11 Rescue Dog: 6.9 mi
- Garden of Pines: 6.1 mi
- Complex I: 6.2 mi
- Garden of Companions: 6.3 mi
- Birchwood II Garden: 6.3 mi
- Birchwood I: 6.3 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 5.6 mi
- Jamaica: 5.6 mi
- Nautical Mile: 9.2 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 9.9 mi
- ATCG Tower: 14.3 mi
- Sycamore: 9.9 mi
- Birches: 9.9 mi
- Black Pine: 9.9 mi
- South Maples: 10.2 mi
- Cedars: 10.2 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 9.1 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 10.0 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 11.0 mi
- West Hills: 11.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 11.2 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 19.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 19.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.1 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 20.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 23.0 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James A Caples Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | N 355° | 122 m | 11.0 mi |
| West Hills | N 353° | 106 m | 11.1 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NW 309° | 106 m | 15.6 mi |
| Dix Hills | NNE 14° | 92 m | 11.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | N 10° | 90 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NNW 345° | 85 m | 10.0 mi |
| Queens High Point | WNW 293° | 79.2 m | 17.7 mi |
| Half Hollow Hills | NNE 12° | 77 m | 9.1 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 | 15:46 | 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, 5 mi away.
- common mugwort23 obs
- Monk Parakeet18 obs
- Spotted spurge18 obs
- Mottled Duck17 obs
- Brant16 obs
- Mourning Dove15 obs
- Laughing Gull15 obs
- Northern Cardinal13 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/49431812
Day trips start here
- Merrick · 8 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 9 mi
- Hempstead · 11 mi
- Nassau County · 11 mi
- Rockville Centre · 12 mi
- Garden City · 14 mi
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