Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:24 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:15 am – 4:31 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 26°F43 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month August26 in of snow a year, on about 14 days11 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New York Jfk Intl Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksAtlantic Beachbeach · 2.1 miBeis Medrash Heichal Dovidcollege · under a mileShor Yoshuv Institutecollege · 1.2 miEast Atlantic Beachbeach · 3.3 miMotts Pointcape · 1.0 miLittle Baybay · 1.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBayswater Point State Parkstate park · under a mileGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 2.9 mi · 18,548 acresBayswater Parkpark · under a mileRockaway Community Parkpark · under a mile · 282 acresBroad Channel American Parkstate park · 3.1 miShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 5.8 mi · 405 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198526 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202523 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
Elevation23 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint John's Episcopal Hospitalunder a milePost officeFar Rockaway Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLawrence Village Hall1.5 miPoliceNew York Police Department 101st Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationNew York Fire Department Engines 264 and 328 Ladder 134under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools5 elementary, 6 middle, 3 high, 11 otherMiddleKnowledge and Power Preparatory Academy VIright hereHighFrederick Douglas Academy VI High Schoolright hereElementaryPublic School 104 The Bays Water Schoolunder a mileCollegeBeis Medrash Heichal Dovidunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK2.7 miInterstateI-6783.2 miUS highwayUS 118 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP16 miSubwayBeach 25 StMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachJFK Airport (JFK Airport, Queens, NY 11430, United States. Service to all terminals is available. Request the driver for your terminal.)OurBus2.9 miTransit75 stops within a mileMTABUS, Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11690 ZIP area.
