Jayne's Hill (Huntington, NY)

Jayne's Hill

On April 24, 2016, I drove up to the highest point on Long Island, NY. It is called Jayne's Hill and it is part of West Hills County Park, in the Town of Huntington. The summit is 401 feet above sea level. The hill was once known as High Hill, but is now Jayne's Hill, named after local settlers. 

Here is an information sign and map at the park entrance. Yes, The Suffolk County Parks Dept. spelled "Jayne's" incorrectly. I am pretty certain that my spelling is correct.

Looking down Reservoir Road 

Trail towards summit. 

 

Boulder marker at the summit. Walt Whitman, a poet local to Huntington, spent much of his time on this hill. The plaque has an excerpt from one of his poems. However, there is no geographic marker indicating that this is the summit. 

Beside the boulder, I found this marker. It is unclear what it reads or how old it is.  

In the 1990s, the South Huntington Water District erected this water tower near the summit.  

Benches in front of the boulder.

 Looking down the hill.

While walking down the hill, away from the summit, I spotted some amenities that are abandoned. 

Swing structure with the swings removed.

Abandoned restroom building.

When it was abandoned, the kids thoroughly smashed everything up. 

Looking back towards Reservoir Road. 

Reservoir Road from the top end. 

 Photo taken while exiting the park on Reservoir Road.

DIRECTIONS:

Take Exit 40 from the Northern State Parkway or Exit 49N from the Long Island Expressway. Then head north on NYS Route 110. Continue past the Northern State Parkway overpass. Turn left on Old Walt Whitman Road. Then, turn left on West Hills Road. At the stop sign, turn left onto Reservoir Road. Continue to the very end of Reservoir Road.