Gargathy Beach
Gargathy Beach is a beach in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Italian Hill stands 3 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Accomack Wayside, a park 4.7 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q49320784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Guard Shore: 9.3 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 15.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 16.0 mi
- DNR Held Conservation Easement: 16.3 mi
- Maryland Marine Properties Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Accomack Wayside: 4.7 mi
- Parksley Town Park: 6.7 mi
- Sawmill Park: 7.3 mi
- Accomac Historic District: 8.2 mi
- Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge: 10.0 mi
- Wallops Beach: 6.9 mi
- Guard Shore: 9.5 mi
- Cedar Island Beach: 10.3 mi
- Parramore Beach: 15.8 mi
- Sound Beach: 16.0 mi
- Eastern Shore Railway Museum: 6.5 mi
- Museum of Chincoteague Island: 14.6 mi
- Costen House Museum: 21.1 mi
- Delmarva Discovery Center & Museum: 21.3 mi
- J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Town of Parksley War Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Accomack County Confederate Monument: 6.6 mi
- Crossing the Bar: 11.5 mi
- SS Marine Electric: 11.5 mi
- Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center: 13.7 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 20.6 mi
- Italian Hill: 15.4 mi
- Cherrytree Hill: 19.8 mi
- Corner Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Olive Marie Lippoldt Garden: 21.4 mi
- Horse: 13.7 mi
- Watts Island Rocks: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gargathy Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Hill | SSW 198° | 3 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cherrytree Hill | NE 40° | 1 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
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 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallops IS Nasa Test Facility, 12 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Gargathy Neck, VA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561849
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