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Greenhaven Beach

Greenhaven Beach from directly overhead

Greenhaven Beach is a beach in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Guard Hill stands 226 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshlands Conservancy, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 6.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Greenhaven Rye Association

How to reach it

Coordinates40.94675, -73.70507

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • South Ridge: 4.3 mi
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 7.8 mi
  • Kennelwood Hill: 8.8 mi
  • High Point: 9.4 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 9.5 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 59
Parks
  • Jay Estate: 0.7 mi
  • Jay Heritage Center: 0.7 mi
  • Marshlands Conservancy: 0.7 mi
  • Otter Creek Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Mamaroneck Beach & Yacht Club: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 57
  • Bush-Lyon Homestead: 5.0 mi
  • Tillotson Steps: 8.6 mi
  • House Of Sports: 8.8 mi
  • Cherry Bowl: 9.6 mi
  • Rock and Stream Garden: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 50
Picnic sites: 39
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 2.1 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Alpine picnic area: 11.1 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 11.6 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Farms Falls: 13.2 mi
  • The Loch: 16.9 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.8 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.0 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Greenhaven Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Guard HillN226 m17.9 mi
Chappaqua HillNNW219 m15.9 mi
Sarles HillNNW216 m14.6 mi
Hook MountainNW214 m16.4 mi
McKesson HillN213 m16.8 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW211 m12.6 mi
Mount NeboWNW208 m13.5 mi
Indian HillNNE201 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2419:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441516170757467554537
Precip in3.93.34.44.34.34.64.54.44.64.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dobbs Ferry-ardsley, 8 mi away.

Mean tidal range 7.29 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1353555666

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