Cedar Beach
Cedar Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cedar Beach is a public recreational beach of the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, New York. It is located on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island off of Long Island, between the populated places of Gilgo and Oak Beach. There are no residents. The beach is open to town residents and the general public during the summer season. During this time, lifeguards are on duty on weekdays, weekends, and holidays. There are also limited preseason hours beginning Memorial Day weekend. Access to the beach is via Ocean Parkway. Free parking is available for town residents with recreation permits. Non-residents and residents without permits may pay a daily fee to park ($20 Monday through Thursday; $40 Friday through Sunday and holidays). Cedar Beach features a playground, a picnic area with grills, a basketball court, a handball court, and numerous beach volleyball courts. Associated with the beach are a marina, a campground, and a golf/disc golf course. The town's September 11th memorial is located in the dunes here. Nearby is the New York Sportfishing Education Center, associated with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Located adjacent to Cedar Beach is Overlook Beach, another Town of Babylon beach; however, this beach is residents only. Concessions at Cedar Beach have been managed by the Salt Shack since 2018.
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Wikidata Q5056574, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Beach: 0.1 mi
- Venetian Shores Park: 2.8 mi
- Copiague Neck County Park: 2.8 mi
- Indian Island County Park: 2.8 mi
- Shore Road Park: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Overlook Beach: 0.4 mi
- Venetian Shores Beach: 2.8 mi
- Oak Beach: 3.0 mi
- Copiague Beach: 3.4 mi
- Gilgo Beach: 3.6 mi
- USLSS Oak Beach: 2.3 mi
- 9/11: 4.7 mi
- Chin Chin Ranch: 5.1 mi
- Police Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Town of Babylon War Casualty Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Ketcham Creek Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Isbrandtsen Marsh Tidal Wetlands Area: 6.0 mi
- Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 8.2 mi
- Tackapusha Nature Preserve Entrance: 8.3 mi
- Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge: 9.1 mi
- Lauder Museum: 5.2 mi
- Sagtikos Manor: 6.1 mi
- Fresnel Lens Building: 6.4 mi
- Tackapausha Museum Library: 7.9 mi
- Tackapausha Museum: 7.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.0 mi
- Community Reflection Garden: 7.8 mi
- Carlls River Botanical Garden: 8.6 mi
- Birchwood I: 8.6 mi
- Birchwood II Garden: 8.6 mi
- Bearer of Peace: 8.8 mi
- St Kilian Statue: 8.9 mi
- Pray Mantis: 9.6 mi
- The Ram: 9.7 mi
- 9/11 Rescue Dog: 9.8 mi
- Sycamore: 13.9 mi
- Birches: 13.9 mi
- Black Pine: 13.9 mi
- South Maples: 14.2 mi
- Cedars: 14.2 mi
- Half Hollow Hills: 10.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 13.0 mi
- Dix Hills: 13.0 mi
- Mannetto Hills: 13.1 mi
- Jayne's Hill: 13.5 mi
- Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 9.5 mi
- Jamaica: 9.5 mi
- US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 12.6 mi
- Nautical Mile: 12.6 mi
- Long Island Maritime Museum: 14.4 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 22.5 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 21.1 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 22.6 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne's Hill | NNW 341° | 122 m | 13.5 mi |
| West Hills | NNW 340° | 106 m | 13.7 mi |
| Harbor Hill | NW 307° | 106 m | 19.5 mi |
| Dix Hills | N 357° | 92 m | 13.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | N 353° | 90 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mannetto Hills | NNW 332° | 85 m | 13.1 mi |
| Queens High Point | WNW 294° | 79.2 m | 21.7 mi |
| Half Hollow Hills | N 351° | 77 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 34 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmingdale Republic AP, 8 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Oak Beach, NY, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357598580
Day trips start here
- Merrick · 11 mi
- South Oyster Bay · 13 mi
- Hempstead · 15 mi
- Nassau County · 15 mi
- Rockville Centre · 16 mi
- Garden City · 18 mi
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