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Lighthouse Beach

Lighthouse Beach from directly overhead

Lighthouse Beach is a beach in New York, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fresnel Lens Building, a museum 0.6 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63189, -73.20832

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites: 58
Beaches
Museums: 55
Parks
  • Oak Beach Park: 4.1 mi
  • Islip Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Walker Park: 5.4 mi
  • Pace Landing Tennis at Conklin Point: 5.4 mi
  • Gilbert Park: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Walled Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 48
  • Long Island: 9.2 mi
  • Art Gallery: 12.4 mi
  • Bearer of Peace: 12.6 mi
  • St Kilian Statue: 14.2 mi
  • Pray Mantis: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Wolf 1: 14.1 mi
  • Wolf 2: 14.1 mi
  • Wolf 4: 14.1 mi
  • Wolf 3: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 5: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Long Island Maritime Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 16.2 mi
  • Jamaica: 16.2 mi
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 19.5 mi
  • Nautical Mile: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 9
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 13.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillNW122 m17.0 mi
West HillsNW106 m17.3 mi
Dix HillsNNW92 m14.9 mi
Signal HillNNW90 m15.3 mi
Mannetto HillsNW85 m17.3 mi
Half Hollow HillsNW77 m13.6 mi
Mill Neck PeakNW59 m24.6 mi
Mount MiseryNNE54 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2319:4720:28
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1415:4616:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495868757567564638
Precip in3.54.64.43.83.53.74.65.84.43.63.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molloy Cercom, 9 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Fire Island Light, NY, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/93710634

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