Bay beach
Bay beach is a beach in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Shore Beach, a beach 1.3 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Small bay beach at the end of Bonita Road
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Barnegat Branch Trail: 1.4 mi
- Sands Point Park: 2.3 mi
- Vincent Clune Park: 3.0 mi
- Enos Pond County Park: 4.2 mi
- Bay Breeze Park: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Bridge Tavern County Historic Site: 9.3 mi
- Adventure Mini Golf: 9.3 mi
- USS Randolph Anchor: 12.2 mi
- Jump Island Water Park: 13.0 mi
- Go-Karts: 13.1 mi
- Shore Beach: 1.3 mi
- Little Beach: 2.5 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach: 4.2 mi
- Island Beach: 6.7 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 2: 7.4 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 4.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Chief Pohatcong Monument: 14.7 mi
- Early History of Beach Haven: 15.0 mi
- Brooksbrae/Pasadena Terracotta Factory: 15.7 mi
- Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 4.4 mi
- Old Stone Store: 6.8 mi
- John F. Peto Studio Museum: 11.7 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 2.1 mi
- Carvel Island: 6.2 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 9.1 mi
- Eagleswood Pine Plains: 9.5 mi
- East Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 7.7 mi
- Spring Hill: 14.3 mi
- Bear Swamp Hill: 14.9 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 22.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 22.3 mi
- Founder's Grove: 22.3 mi
- Island Beach: 6.8 mi
- Ong's Hat: 24.9 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 19.8 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 20.8 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 13.0 mi
- Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bay beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | NW 311° | 56 m | 7.6 mi |
| Apple Pie Hill | W 276° | 56 m | 21.5 mi |
| East Mountain | NW 313° | 55 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 308° | 54 m | 7.7 mi |
| Spring Hill | W 270° | 52 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | W 264° | 48 m | 14.9 mi |
| Stony Hill | N 358° | 40 m | 20.4 mi |
| Jemima Mount | W 259° | 31 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 12 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Waretown, NJ, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1265688768
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 24 mi
- Burlington County · 27 mi
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