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Lighthouse Beach

Lighthouse Beach from directly overhead

Lighthouse Beach is a beach in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fresnel Lens Building, a museum 0.2 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63027, -73.21548

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Oak Beach Park: 3.8 mi
  • Pace Landing Tennis at Conklin Point: 5.3 mi
  • Islip Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Walker Park: 5.4 mi
  • Walker Park: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Walled Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Long Island Dahlia Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 12.1 mi
Museums: 56
Artworks: 50
  • Long Island: 9.4 mi
  • Bearer of Peace: 12.4 mi
  • Art Gallery: 12.6 mi
  • St Kilian Statue: 13.9 mi
  • Pray Mantis: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Wolf 1: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 2: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 4: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 3: 14.3 mi
  • Wolf 5: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Long Island Maritime Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 15.8 mi
  • Jamaica: 15.9 mi
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 19.1 mi
  • Nautical Mile: 19.2 mi
Peaks: 9
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 13.0 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 HillNW 319°122 m16.9 mi
West HillsNW 319°106 m17.1 mi
Dix HillsNNW 331°92 m14.8 mi
Signal HillNNW 328°90 m15.2 mi
Mannetto HillsNW 313°85 m17.1 mi
Half Hollow HillsNW 323°77 m13.5 mi
Mill Neck PeakNW 315°59 m24.4 mi
Mount MiseryNNE 19°54 m24.1 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 mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/195613529

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