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Charles E. Ransom Beach

Charles E. Ransom Beach from directly overhead

Charles E. Ransom Beach is a beach in New York, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Neck Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

The story

Park in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q49566106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.90914, -73.58065

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bayville Adventure Park: 0.1 mi
  • Stehli Beach Park: 0.4 mi
  • Creek Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Bailey Arboretum: 1.5 mi
  • Bayville Commons: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 0.8 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 8.2 mi
Beaches
Museums
Artworks
Attractions: 56
Gardens: 54
  • The Village Church Prayer Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Meudon Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Secret Wall Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Bayville Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Reformed Church of Locust Valley Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 52
Picnic sites: 32
  • Upper Education Area: 4.7 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 4.7 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.5 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Farms Falls: 15.0 mi
  • The Loch: 21.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Charles E. Ransom Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW211 m18.4 mi
Reynolds HillNW180 m16.8 mi
Round HillNNW172 m14.3 mi
Cooney HillNNW170 m15.4 mi
Kennelwood HillNW156 m14.3 mi
Kykuit HillNW147 m18.6 mi
Beaver HillNW140 m16.9 mi
Hackley HillNW140 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 11 mi away.

Mean tidal range 7.39 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Bayville Bridge, NY, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/840202910

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