William F. Glacken Park
William F. Glacken Park is a park in New York, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooklyn Waterworks, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 18 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 23.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Brooklyn Waterworks: 0.1 mi
- Bethel Chapel plaque: 0.7 mi
- Cannon: 0.9 mi
- Colonel James Dean Historic Site: 1.0 mi
- Woodcleft Inn: 1.5 mi
- Brookside Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Milburn Park: 0.4 mi
- Milburn Park: 0.8 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 1.0 mi
- Eastern White Pine: 1.1 mi
- Brookside Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Roosevelt Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Marine Nature Study Area: 2.8 mi
- Merokee Preserve: 3.1 mi
- East Meadow Bird Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Baldwin Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Philips House: 2.5 mi
- Environmental Education and Resiliency Center: 2.8 mi
- Grist Mill Museum: 3.4 mi
- African American Museum: 3.9 mi
- Roosevelt Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 2.8 mi
- Lakeview Garden: 3.0 mi
- Hofstra University Suburban Ecological Research Site: 3.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 3.9 mi
- Nautical Mile: 1.9 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 4.7 mi
- Jamaica: 5.0 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 5.0 mi
- JFK: 9.8 mi
- Merrie Merrick: 2.0 mi
- Trap: 3.9 mi
- Dialogue between Plato and Socrates: 3.9 mi
- Upright Motive No.9: 3.9 mi
- Lost and Found: An Excavation Project: 4.0 mi
- Harbor Isle Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lido Beach: 5.0 mi
- Long Beach: 6.2 mi
- Alhambra Beach: 6.7 mi
- Jones Beach: 6.7 mi
- Queens High Point: 9.3 mi
- Harbor Hill: 10.0 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 12.3 mi
- West Hills: 14.0 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 14.2 mi
- Accessible Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Sycamore: 4.8 mi
- South Maples: 5.1 mi
- Cedars: 5.1 mi
- North Maples: 5.1 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 20.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 20.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 16.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 17.9 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 23.1 mi
- Binnen Falls: 19.2 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 19.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 19.5 mi
- The Falls: 20.3 mi
- The Loch: 21.1 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William F. Glacken Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | NE 40° | 122 m | 14.2 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NNW 348° | 106 m | 10.0 mi |
| West Hills | NE 39° | 106 m | 14.0 mi |
| Dix Hills | NE 49° | 92 m | 17.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | NE 48° | 90 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NE 38° | 85 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bronx High Point | NW 316° | 85 m | 23.0 mi |
| Manhattan High Point | NW 307° | 81 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:47 | 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 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceanside, 2 mi away.
- horseweed514 obs
- Asian bittersweet190 obs
- ribwort plantain92 obs
- common mugwort91 obs
- garlic mustard83 obs
- Porcelain Berry81 obs
- tree-of-heaven66 obs
- Virginia creeper60 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/475730028
Day trips start here
- Merrick · 2 mi
- Rockville Centre · 2 mi
- Hempstead · 3 mi
- Garden City · 5 mi
- Mineola · 6 mi
- Nassau County · 6 mi
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