Island Beach
Island Beach is a beach in New Jersey, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the west, 11 miles off. Pine Barrens Byway passes 21 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
barrier island in New Jersey, United States
Wikidata Q60791047, matched on coordinates and name (121 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ash Park: 4.2 mi
- Enos Pond County Park: 4.7 mi
- Glen Cedars: 5.1 mi
- William Hebrew Park: 5.2 mi
- Bay Breeze Park: 5.3 mi
- Go-Karts: 7.5 mi
- Jump Island Water Park: 7.5 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 7.6 mi
- USS Randolph Anchor: 9.9 mi
- The Dancing Crab: 11.6 mi
- Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 5.6 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- John F. Peto Studio Museum: 7.9 mi
- Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum: 9.8 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 2: 1.0 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 1: 1.3 mi
- Amherst Beach: 5.7 mi
- 5th Avenue Park: 5.9 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach: 6.4 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 6.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Angel in Anguish-9/11 Monument: 15.4 mi
- Tranquility: 16.5 mi
- Stu Wagner Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 8.4 mi
- Carvel Island: 11.1 mi
- Winding River Park: 11.9 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 15.5 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 19.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 19.5 mi
- Founder's Grove: 19.5 mi
- East Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 17.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 20.0 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 10.7 mi
- Bruce Springsteen Guitar Sculpture: 24.0 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 17.5 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
- Island Beach: 0.3 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Island Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | W 275° | 56 m | 10.9 mi |
| East Mountain | W 275° | 55 m | 10.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 273° | 54 m | 11.3 mi |
| Spring Hill | WSW 258° | 52 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | WSW 254° | 48 m | 20.8 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 340° | 40 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 11 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Island Beach, NJ, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357732496
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 23 mi
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