Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:15 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, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksYeshiva Shaar Hatorah Collegecollege · under a mileTouro College Graduate School of Educationcollege · under a mileWillow Lakelake · under a mileMeadow Lakelake · 1.5 miCollege Pointcape · 5.7 miClason Pointcape · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsForest Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 502 acresRufus King Parkpark · 1.4 miGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 5.0 mi · 18,548 acresCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.2 miShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 405 acresGantry Plaza State Parkstate park · 6.9 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 202449 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202515 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
Elevation66 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJamaica Hospital Medical Center1.1 miPost officeBorough Hall Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBellerose Village Hall5.9 miPoliceNew York Police Department 102nd Precinct1.1 miFire stationFire Department New York Engine 305 Ladder 151under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi73 schools31 elementary, 6 middle, 15 high, 21 otherElementaryPublic School 99 Kew Gardens Schoolunder a mileSchoolEzra Academyunder a mileSchoolThe Kew - Forest Schoolunder a mileCollegeYeshiva Shaar Hatorah Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaGuardia Airport LGA5.0 miInterstateI-6781.5 miUS highwayUS 19.8 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP9.2 miSubwayKew Gardens-Union TpkeMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachQueens, NY (Flushing - Hampton Jitney and Q88 bus stop at 13875 Horace Harding Highway, at the corner of Main Street)OurBus2.0 miTransit118 stops within a mileMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), MTABUSSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11405 ZIP area.
