Ideal Beach
Ideal Beach is a beach in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Mayapple Hill stands 175 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tonya Keller Community Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Millstone Valley Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Belvedero Beach: 1.6 mi
- Cliffwood Beach: 5.8 mi
- North Beach: 6.1 mi
- Seidler's Beach: 6.3 mi
- Annadale Beach: 6.4 mi
- Parterre (Rose Garden): 3.8 mi
- Japanese Themed Garden: 3.9 mi
- Bonsai Display: 3.9 mi
- Composting Demo: 3.9 mi
- Display Garden: 3.9 mi
- Atlantic Highlands Historica: 4.6 mi
- Keyport Fire Museum and Education Center: 4.8 mi
- Keyport Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Vietnam Era Museum and Education Center: 5.1 mi
- Holmes Hendrickson House: 6.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Holmdel Horn Antenna: 5.4 mi
- Nike Missile: 6.5 mi
- The South Pole: 8.2 mi
- Seabright Beach: 9.2 mi
- Tonya Keller Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Rosevelt Park: 0.2 mi
- Bayshore Waterfront Park: 0.7 mi
- Forest Park: 0.8 mi
- Gordon Court Park: 1.0 mi
- Raritan Rocket: 2.5 mi
- Middletown North Senior Mural: 2.8 mi
- Middletown North Lion: 2.9 mi
- Evil Clown of Middletown: 3.7 mi
- COVID-19 Memorial Spiral: 4.8 mi
- Tatum Park: 4.4 mi
- Huber Woods County Park: 5.6 mi
- Bellhaven Nature Area: 6.9 mi
- Mount Loretto Unique Area: 7.1 mi
- Lemon Creek - Sandy Brook Bluebelt: 7.3 mi
- Doughboy: 1.6 mi
- Luke E. Slover, Jr.: 4.8 mi
- Wasilly Lapchuk: 4.8 mi
- Willard Maloney: 4.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Garrett Hill: 3.0 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.7 mi
- Crawford Hill: 5.4 mi
- Highlands of Navesink: 6.6 mi
- Beacon Hill: 7.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 13.7 mi
- Holy Trinity Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
- Grove 4: 16.7 mi
- Open Grove: 16.9 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 5.8 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- North Tower: 7.3 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 7.3 mi
- Power House: 7.3 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 16.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 16.8 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 16.9 mi
- Seele: 21.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 23.1 mi
- Barber: 9.8 mi
- Raritan Landing: 19.1 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 21.9 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 11.4 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 21.7 mi
- Palisades: 21.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 22.9 mi
- Tulip Springs: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ideal Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 338° | 175 m | 24.6 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 316° | 126 m | 24.6 mi |
| Todt Hill | N 359° | 125 m | 10.8 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 228° | 120 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 228° | 110 m | 21.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SW 224° | 106 m | 4.7 mi |
| Nook Hill | NNW 333° | 92 m | 22.7 mi |
| Beacon Hill | SW 232° | 82 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Branch-oakhurst, 12 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Waackaack Creek, NJ, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357732304
Day trips start here
- Keansburg · 1 mi
- Perth Amboy · 9 mi
- Staten Island · 10 mi
- Old Bridge · 11 mi
- Woodbridge · 12 mi
- Edison · 13 mi
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