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Jayne's Hill

Jayne's Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jayne's Hill rises to 122 m in New York. Round Hill stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Mist Spring, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Jayne's Hill, also known as High Hill, West Hills, Oakley's Hill, and Janes Hill, is the highest point on Long Island, New York with an elevation of between 387 feet (118 m) and 400.9 feet (122.2 m) above sea level. It is situated on the Harbor Hill moraine, a terminal moraine that makes up the northern spine of Long Island, in West Hills County Park in Suffolk County, a little more than a mile to the north of Melville.

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Wikidata Q6167866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
122 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81531, -73.42526

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Paumanok Wetlands Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • West Hills Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • West Rogues Wetlands: 1.9 mi
  • West Rogues Wetlands: 1.9 mi
  • Hawk Valley Preserve: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Organic Demonstration Site #1: 1.9 mi
  • Rain Garden Planted August 2012: 2.9 mi
  • The Sustainable Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Garden of Hope: 4.2 mi
  • Robert F. Ench Teaching Gardens: 4.2 mi
Museums
  • Museum of American Armor: 2.9 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration: 3.0 mi
  • Old Bethpage Village Restoration Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
  • Long Island Fair Exhibition Hall: 3.4 mi
  • The Arsenal: 4.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches
Peaks: 45
Picnic sites: 27
  • Picnic Area C: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 3.1 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 5.7 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 5.8 mi
  • Birches: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 5.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jayne's Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round HillNNW 327°172 m23.8 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 315°156 m24.6 mi
Canoe HillN 353°140 m24.4 mi
Ferris HillN 353°120 m24.8 mi
West HillsW 280°106 m0.4 mi
Harbor HillW 264°106 m11.3 mi
Belden HillN 358°105 m24.6 mi
Talmadge HillN 351°102 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4820:29
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1515:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 974222 — High Hill, Suffolk County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357599229

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