Flower Hill Village Park
Managed by Incorporated Village of Flower Hill
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Flower Hill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Flower Hill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Flower Hill, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #632 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Flower Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Flower Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flower Hill is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #632 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Flower Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 17%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Elderfields Preserve
Managed by County of Nassau, Long Island, New York
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
1% of Flower Hill’s land. Who manages Flower Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city6 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Private owners1 ac
Local Park · 6 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILLAGE OF FLOWER HILL Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| PORT WASHINGTON WATER DIST Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 2 | Unknown |
| Sands-Willets House Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Flower Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Flower Hill
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Flower Hill
Hearst's Overlook
DirectionsHewlett's Overlook
DirectionsMason's Overlook
DirectionsRicks' Overlook
DirectionsSand Miner's Overlook
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Flower Hill: April to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Flower Hill →
Next door
Flower Hill and its neighbors
Flower Hill has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Port Washington2.0 miFlower Hill0.2 miRoslyn0.2 miPlandome Manor0.2 miRoslyn Estates0.2 miManhasset0.1 miMunsey Park0.0 miPlandome0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Hill | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Port Washington | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Roslyn | 6% | 0.3 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Munsey Park | 3% | under 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Plandome Manor | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Roslyn Estates | 2% | 0.5 | 6 | 99%+ | B |
| Plandome | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C |
| Manhasset | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Flower Hill
How much of Flower Hill is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Flower Hill’s trails?
Flower Hill Village Park and Elderfields Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Flower Hill?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Flower Hill?
19,103 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flower Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Flower Hill have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #632 of 758 in New York. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Flower Hill neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →