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John J Burns Park

John J Burns Park from directly overhead

John J Burns Park is a park in New York, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Marjorie R. Post Community Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 25 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.66436, -73.44694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marjorie R. Post Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Colleran Park: 0.6 mi
  • Conde Lane Park M-14: 0.7 mi
  • Richard Place Park M-13: 0.8 mi
  • Burton Park M-15: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Ketcham Creek Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 2.2 mi
  • Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 2.3 mi
  • Wantagh Woods: 3.8 mi
  • Merokee Preserve: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Garden of Pines: 6.0 mi
  • Complex I: 6.1 mi
  • Complex II: 6.2 mi
  • Complex III: 6.3 mi
  • Garden of Companions: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 54
Picnic sites: 27
  • Sycamore: 7.9 mi
  • Birches: 7.9 mi
  • Black Pine: 7.9 mi
  • South Maples: 8.2 mi
  • Cedars: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 13
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John J Burns Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillN 6°122 m10.5 mi
West HillsN 4°106 m10.5 mi
Harbor HillNW 313°106 m13.7 mi
Dix HillsNNE 25°92 m11.7 mi
Signal HillNNE 21°90 m11.3 mi
Mannetto HillsN 357°85 m9.2 mi
Queens High PointWNW 294°79.2 m15.6 mi
Half Hollow HillsNNE 25°77 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2419:4820:29
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1515:4716:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353642516171777669584840
Precip in3.32.84.13.83.33.83.23.73.63.73.14.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wantagh Cedar Creek, 3 mi away.

  • Mallard235 obs
  • Mute Swan144 obs
  • common mugwort136 obs
  • Canada Goose134 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush128 obs
  • multiflora rose100 obs
  • eastern poison ivy95 obs
  • American Robin84 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/788952252

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