Editing Flower Hill, New York (section)

=== Topography ===
[[File:Colony Lane, Stratford Woods Subdivision of Flower Hill at Sunset, With NYC Skyline Visible.jpg|thumb|Mason's Overlook on Colony Lane in 2021, with the [[Empire State Building]] and the [[New York skyline]] visible. ]]Like the rest of Long Island's [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]], Flower Hill 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 |publisher=Garvies Point Museum |access-date=November 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":59">{{Cite web|title=Geology – Friends of the Bay|url=http://friendsofthebay.org/about-us/geology/|publisher=Friends of the Bay|access-date=November 7, 2020}}{{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" />

Some of the hills in Flower Hill reach elevations high enough that on a clear day, the [[skyline of New York City]] can easily be seen from the ground – most notably in the Manhasset portion of the village.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 3, 1938|title=MANHASSET ESTATE DIVIDED FOR HOMES; Builders Planning 300 Houses on Former d'Oench Land at Flower Hilll (Published 1938)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/04/03/archives/manhasset-estate-divided-for-homes-builders-planning-300-houses-on.html|access-date=December 17, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

The highest point in Flower Hill is on Ridge Drive East, at {{Convert|219|ft|m}}. The lowest point is Hempstead Harbor, which is at [[sea level]].<ref name=":29" /><ref name=":65">{{Cite web |title=The National Map - Advanced Viewer |url=https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=apps.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> Both the highest and lowest points in Flower Hill are within the portion of the village served by the Roslyn Post Office.<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |title=EPA WATERS GeoViewer |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=074cfede236341b6a1e03779c2bd0692 |access-date=July 29, 2021 |website=[[Environmental Protection Agency]]}}</ref><ref name=":65" />