Valley Stream State Park
Valley Stream State Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is East Gate/West Gate, a park 0.5 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 14 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- East Gate/West Gate: 0.5 mi
- Police Officer Matthew Giglio Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Firemens Memorial Field: 0.6 mi
- Firemens Memorial Field: 0.6 mi
- Arthur J Hendrickson Park: 0.6 mi
- Gaddis Park Flagpole Memorial: 0.9 mi
- John Paul Jones Park: 1.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Square: 2.1 mi
- Garden World: 1.4 mi
- Lakeview Garden: 2.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 2.3 mi
- Cambria Heights Civic Association Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Childrens Garden: 2.6 mi
- Environmental Education and Resiliency Center: 2.6 mi
- Philips House: 2.7 mi
- Grist Mill Museum: 2.7 mi
- The Floral Park Historical Society Museum & Archives: 3.3 mi
- African American Museum: 4.1 mi
- Hook Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Garden City Bird Sanctuary,: 3.8 mi
- Inwood Bay State Tidal Wetland: 4.4 mi
- Brookside Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Marine Nature Study Area: 5.5 mi
- A Tribe Called Quest Mural: 3.6 mi
- Turnabout: 3.6 mi
- Two Bottles: 3.6 mi
- Jam Master Jay: 3.7 mi
- The Adelphi Panther: 3.7 mi
- JFK: 5.2 mi
- Nautical Mile: 6.6 mi
- Welcome Center: 7.5 mi
- Wetland & Woodland Garden: 8.5 mi
- Circle Garden: 8.5 mi
- Harbor Isle Beach: 5.3 mi
- Hicks Beach: 6.0 mi
- East Atlantic Beach: 6.6 mi
- Atlantic Beach: 6.6 mi
- Long Beach: 6.7 mi
- Queens High Point: 5.6 mi
- Harbor Hill: 8.8 mi
- Maspeth Plateau: 11.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 12.5 mi
- Willink Hill: 14.2 mi
- Accessible Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area D: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area F: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area G: 3.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 13.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.0 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.5 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Palisades: 18.0 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Palisades: 18.3 mi
- Palisades: 18.8 mi
- Binnen Falls: 14.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 14.5 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 14.6 mi
- The Loch: 16.1 mi
- The Falls: 16.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 20.3 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Valley Stream State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todt Hill | WSW 256° | 125 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jayne's Hill | NE 56° | 122 m | 16.9 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NNE 19° | 106 m | 8.8 mi |
| West Hills | NE 55° | 106 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dix Hills | ENE 61° | 92 m | 20.2 mi |
| Signal Hill | ENE 61° | 90 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | ENE 56° | 85 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NW 324° | 85 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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.
- Mallard352 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel298 obs
- Eastern Cottontail213 obs
- Canada Goose188 obs
- Rock Pigeon173 obs
- American Robin172 obs
- Northern Cardinal146 obs
- Mourning Dove140 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/435895755
Day trips start here
- Rockville Centre · 3 mi
- Garden City · 4 mi
- Hempstead · 4 mi
- Mineola · 6 mi
- Queens/Jamaica · 6 mi
- Merrick · 7 mi
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