Defense Hill Park

Defense Hill Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Defense Hill Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Defense Hill Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.95005, -72.86927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Defense Hill Park

• Brookhaven State Park · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wildwood State Park · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Artist Lake · lake · Suffolk · ~11 km · Must-see
• Long Island Central Pine Barrens · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Long Island Game Farm · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill Cultural Park · park · Suffolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Suffolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake (New York) · lake · Connecticut · ~22 km · Must-see
• Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center · park · Suffolk · ~23 km · Must-see
• Islamic Association of Long Island · dargah · Suffolk · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~24 km · Must-see
• William Floyd Estate · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~26 km · Must-see
• Old Field Point Light · beach · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~26 km · Must-see
• Old Field Point Light · beach · Suffolk · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Big Duck · attraction · Suffolk · ~27 km · Must-see
• Vajiradhammapadip Temple · Buddhist site · Suffolk · ~27 km · Must-see
• Flax Pond · lake · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Park · lake · Suffolk · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Defense Hill Park

Other parks near Defense Hill Park

• Bald Hill Cultural Park · park · Suffolk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center · park · Suffolk · ~23 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Triangle · park · Suffolk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Nissequogue River State Park · park · Suffolk · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sunken Meadow State Park · park · Suffolk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nathan Hale Park · park · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Heckscher State Park · park · Suffolk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wooster Square · park · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Island State Park · park · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~54 km · Must-see
• Heckscher Park · park · Suffolk · ~59 km · Must-see

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