Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:16 am – 4:31 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month August30 in of snow a year, on about 14 days22 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New York Laguardia Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksCollege Pointcape · 4.0 miVaughn College of Aeronautics and Technologycollege · 2.0 miStony Pointcape · 4.3 miTouro College Graduate School of Educationcollege · 2.4 miMeadow Lakelake · 2.1 miMaspeth Plateaupeak · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJuniper Valley Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 53 acresGrand Central Parkway Extensionpark · 1.3 mi · 251 acresGantry Plaza State Parkstate park · 4.0 miFDR Four Freedoms State Parkstate park · 4.3 miCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.4 miMarsha P. Johnson State Parkstate park · 4.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202446 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202512 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighQueens County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Very HighHeat wave Very HighStrong wind Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Queens County monitors, NY
Drinking waterNew York City Systemserves 8,271,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation25 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalElmhurst Hospitalunder a milePost officeElmhurst A Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall6.7 miPoliceNew York Police Department 110th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 287 Ladder 136 Battalion 46under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi68 schools32 elementary, 9 middle, 7 high, 20 otherElementaryPublic School 7Q Louis F Simeone Schoolunder a mileHighNewtown High Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Bartholomew Catholic Academyunder a mileCollegeVaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaGuardia Airport LGA2.7 miInterstateI-278under a mileUS highwayUS 17.4 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP6.2 miSubwayGrand Av-NewtownMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachLa Guardia Airport (Terminal B, arrivals level)OurBus2.4 miTransit226 stops within a mileMTABUS, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11380 ZIP area.
