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Hicks Beach

Hicks Beach from directly overhead

Hicks Beach is a beach in New York, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Todt Hill stands 125 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 18 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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beach in Nassau County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q49321165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates40.59207, -73.70110
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Scott Drive Park: 0.5 mi
  • Woodmere Dock: 1.9 mi
  • Beach 9th Street Playground: 2.3 mi
  • Lanett Playground: 2.3 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • West Penn Street: 1.1 mi
  • West Penn Street: 1.5 mi
  • West Penn Street: 1.6 mi
  • West Penn Street: 1.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • History of Time: 5.5 mi
  • The Young Rembrandt: 5.5 mi
  • Voice of Tomorrow: 5.6 mi
  • Frog: 7.3 mi
  • Frog: 7.3 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks: 46
  • Queens High Point: 11.5 mi
  • Maspeth Plateau: 14.1 mi
  • Willink Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Breeze Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Harbor Hill: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 28
  • Picnic Area A: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area G: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area F: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 4.2 mi
Lighthouses: 10
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Binnen Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Fallkill Falls: 15.0 mi
  • The Loch: 19.5 mi
  • The Falls: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hicks Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todt HillW 272°125 m21.7 mi
Jayne's HillNE 43°122 m21.1 mi
Harbor HillNNE 13°106 m14.7 mi
West HillsNE 42°106 m20.9 mi
Dix HillsNE 49°92 m23.9 mi
Signal HillNE 48°90 m23.3 mi
Mannetto HillsNE 42°85 m19.1 mi
Bronx High PointNNW 333°85 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2519:4920:30
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541516170767568574738
Precip in3.22.83.93.63.73.93.94.13.63.73.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JFK Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Woodmere, Brosewere Bay, NY, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/329365972

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