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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
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
Beaches
Historic sites
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
Artworks
Attractions
  • Bush-Lyon Homestead: 5.0 mi
  • Tillotson Steps: 8.6 mi
  • House Of Sports: 8.8 mi
  • The Vista: 9.6 mi
  • Cherry Bowl: 9.6 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites: 41
  • 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: 17
Waterfalls: 8
  • The Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Farms Falls: 13.2 mi
  • The Loch: 16.9 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 24.0 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 HillN 1°226 m17.9 mi
Chappaqua HillNNW 348°219 m15.9 mi
Sarles HillNNW 343°216 m14.6 mi
Hook MountainNW 317°214 m16.4 mi
McKesson HillN 349°213 m16.8 mi
Buttermilk HillNNW 334°211 m12.6 mi
Mount NeboWNW 301°208 m13.5 mi
Indian HillNNE 13°201 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 5080 °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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1353555666

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