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Makamah Beach

Makamah Beach from directly overhead

Makamah Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Comstock Knoll stands 164 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Geisslers Beach Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.

The story

Beach in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q49321929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.92704, -73.31595

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Makamah County Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Jerome A. Ambro Memorial Wetlands Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Fuchs Pond Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • Henry Ingraham Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Meadowlark Park: 2.4 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Historic sites: 58
Parks
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 22
  • Wolf 5: 7.9 mi
  • Wolf 4: 7.9 mi
  • Wolf 3: 7.9 mi
  • Wolf 2: 8.0 mi
  • Wolf 1: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 16
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Farms Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Makamah Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comstock KnollNNW164 m20.7 mi
Huckleberry HillsNNW141 m20.0 mi
Canoe HillNNW140 m18.6 mi
Hoyden HillN134 m20.6 mi
Camfield HillN123 m20.1 mi
Jayne's HillSW122 m9.6 mi
Pavement HillN120 m18.5 mi
Ferris HillNNW120 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2219:4820:29
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1515:4516:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerport, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 7.27 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Northport, Northport Bay, NY, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357570115

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