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
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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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksStony Pointcape · 2.6 miBrant Pointcape · under a mileBarbadoes Basinbay · under a mileAtlantic Beachbeach · 4.3 miVernam Basinbay · under a mileJamaica Bay Wildlife Refugevisitor center · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · under a mile · 18,548 acresBroad Channel American Parkstate park · under a mileBayswater Point State Parkstate park · 2.4 miVernam Barbadoes Peninsulapark · under a mileRockaway Beach Boardwalkrecreation area · under a mile · 376 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 405 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202450 mi away, near Gladstone, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202522 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
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint John's Episcopal Hospital3.0 miPost officeRockaway Beach Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAtlantic Beach Village Hall3.8 miPoliceNew York Police Department 100th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationNew York City Fire Department Engine 266 Battalion 47under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools1 middle, 2 high, 10 otherSchoolPublic School 183 Doctor Richard R Green Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Rose of Lima Catholic Academyunder a mileHighRockaway Collegiate High Schoolunder a mileCollegeBeis Medrash Heichal Dovid3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK3.7 miInterstateI-6783.7 miUS highwayUS 917 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP15 miSubwayBeach 90 StMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachJFK Airport (Terminal 1 Departure. (Service provided via Van))OurBus3.7 miTransit57 stops within a mileMTABUS, NYC FerrySources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11695 ZIP area.
