- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 22.8 miles
- Buttermilk Hill211 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bronx River Parkway8.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7943, -73.7112
Kensington Pool is a park in New York, at a modelled 3 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Neck Park DIstrict Dog Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 8.7 miles off.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Kensington Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttermilk Hill | NNW 347° | 211 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NNW 327° | 208 m | 20.9 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 352° | 180 m | 21.7 mi |
| Round Hill | N 5° | 172 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cooney Hill | N 357° | 170 m | 21.2 mi |
| Kennelwood Hill | N 353° | 156 m | 19.0 mi |
| Kykuit Hill | NNW 341° | 147 m | 21.6 mi |
| Beaver Hill | NNW 342° | 140 m | 19.8 mi |
- 8.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 16.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Great Neck Park DIstrict Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Manhasset Valley Park: 0.4 mi
- Plandome Heights Village Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Ravine Park: 0.5 mi
- Manhasset Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Manhasset Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Manhasset WWI Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Manhasset Gold Star Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Manhasset Park Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Manhasset Gold Star Monument: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Freddy's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Greentree Walled Garden: 1.4 mi
- Colonial Garden: 2.2 mi
- Neily's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Amphitrite Pool: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Science Museum of Long Island: 1.5 mi
- Sands-Willets Homestead: 2.2 mi
- Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Polish American Museum: 2.7 mi
- American Merchant Marine Museum: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Leeds Pond Beach: 1.7 mi
- Manhasset Bay Estates Association Beach: 1.8 mi
- PWEA Beach: 1.9 mi
- Parsons Beach: 2.7 mi
- Baxter Estates Village Beach: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Virginia Point: 2.0 mi
- Harbor Hill Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Barbara Johnson Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Hempstead Harbor Natural Preserve: 3.6 mi
- William Cullen Bryant Preserve: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- St. Francis Statue: 2.3 mi
- Dog: 2.6 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 2.8 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 2.8 mi
- Mariner Monument: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Queens High Point: 2.6 mi
- Harbor Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 10.3 mi
- Janes Hill: 10.5 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 10.7 mi
Attractions
- Cherry Circle & Four Season Border: 6.7 mi
- Circle Garden: 6.7 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 6.8 mi
- Pinetum: 6.8 mi
- Unity Garden: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- West Lindens: 8.2 mi
- Lindens B: 8.2 mi
- North Maples: 8.2 mi
- Lindens A: 8.2 mi
- Cedars: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Coogan's Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Palisades: 13.8 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Palisades: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 6.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 13.1 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- The Falls: 9.4 mi
- The Loch: 13.0 mi
- Binnen Falls: 16.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 16.2 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 16.8 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 20.7 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 19.7 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).
Day trips start here
- Manhasset · 1 mi
- The Plandomes · 1 mi
- Flower Hill · 2 mi
- North Hempstead · 3 mi
- Port Washington · 3 mi
- Roslyn · 3 mi
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