Editing Port Washington North, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Port-washington-north-ny-map.gif|thumb|left|U.S. Census map of Port Washington North]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 4.00%, is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|access-date=April 23, 2011|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Additionally, Port Washington North is located on the northern half of the [[Cow Neck Peninsula]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rather |first=John |date=November 17, 1996 |title=Solid Comfort, in Distinct Enclaves |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/17/realestate/solid-comfort-in-distinct-enclaves.html |access-date=January 11, 2021 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Port Washington North is located within the [[Manhasset Bay]] [[Drainage area|Watershed]], which in turn is located within the larger [[Long Island Sound]]/[[Atlantic Ocean]] Watershed.<ref name=":92">{{Cite book|title=New York Rapid Watershed Assessment Profile – Northern Long Island Watershed|publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]] Natural Resources Conservation Service|year=2011|location=[[Syracuse, New York]]}}</ref><ref name=":162">{{Cite web|title=EPA – Waters GeoViewer|url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=MANORHAVEN VILLAGE - Powered by GovPilot|url=https://map.govpilot.com/map/NY/manorhaven?ust=NY#|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=map.govpilot.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound Watershed - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/48375.html#:~:text=Located%20in%20the%20Southeast%20corner,waters%20that%20drain%20into%20them.|access-date=July 27, 2021|website=www.dec.ny.gov}}</ref>

=== Topography ===
Like the rest of Long Island's [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]], Port Washington North is situated on a [[terminal moraine]], known as the [[Harbor Hill Moraine]].<ref name=":58">{{Cite web |title=Garvies Point Museum and Preserve - Geology of Long Island |url=http://www.garviespointmuseum.com/geology.php |access-date=November 7, 2020 |publisher=Garvies Point Museum}}</ref><ref name=":59">{{Cite web |title=Geology – Friends of the Bay |url=http://friendsofthebay.org/about-us/geology/ |access-date=November 7, 2020 |publisher=Friends of the Bay}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> This moraine was formed by [[glacier]]s during the [[Wisconsin glaciation|Wisconsin Glacial Episode]], and is named for [[Harbor Hill]] in Roslyn; Harbor Hill is the highest geographic point in Nassau County.<ref name=":58" /><ref name=":59" />

According to the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] and the [[United States Geological Survey]], the highest point in Port Washington North is located at the Port Washington North–[[Sands Point, New York|Sands Point]] border on Middle Neck Road, at approximately {{Convert|100-110|ft|m}}, and the lowest point is Manhasset Bay, which is at [[sea level]].<ref name=":162" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=The National Map - Advanced Viewer|url=https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=[[United States Geological Survey]]}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Port Washington North has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa''), bordering on a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''). Average monthly temperatures in the village range from 31.8&nbsp;°F in January to 75.3&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University |url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |website=prism.oregonstate.edu}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Department of Agriculture]], the village is located within [[hardiness zone]] 7b.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>