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, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 2.5 mi · 18,548 acresBayswater Point State Parkstate park · 2.4 miShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 405 acresBroad Channel American Parkstate park · 3.9 miIdlewild Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 195 acresSpringfield Parkpark · 1.5 miSource: 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 198523 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202520 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
Elevation13 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint John's Episcopal Hospital3.8 miPost officeJohn F Kennedy Airport Post Office1.1 miTown hallLawrence Village Hall3.5 miPoliceNew York Police Department 113th Precinct Station2.3 miFire stationFire Department New York Engine 311 Ladder 1581.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryPublic School 52 The Magnet School for Innovation Exploration and Engineering1.5 miElementaryPublic School 45 Clarence Witherspoon1.7 miSchoolPublic School 124 Osmond A Church1.8 miCollegeShor Yoshuv Institute3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFKunder a mileInterstateI-678under a mileUS highwayUS 115 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP13 miRailLocust ManorMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)2.3 miCoachJFK Airport (JFK Terminal 8, arrival level (downstairs) pick-up area A.)OurBusunder a mileTransit6 stops within a mileMetropolitan 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 11431 ZIP area.
