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Midland Beach

Midland Beach, a beach in New York
Midland Beach, a beach in New YorkMikeinNYC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Midland Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is New Creek Bluebelt, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.57248, -74.08373

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Attractions
Gardens
Historic sites: 58
  • World War I: 0.6 mi
  • Battery Ayres: 2.1 mi
  • Battery Richmond: 2.2 mi
  • Battery Barry: 2.3 mi
  • Battery Dix: 2.4 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Peaks: 50
  • Todt Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Emerson Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Fox Hills: 2.9 mi
  • Park Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Signal Hill: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 28
Waterfalls: 9
  • Fallkill Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Binnen Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Ambergill Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Hobble Falls: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Tulip Springs: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillNNW179 m18.5 mi
Mayapple HillNW175 m17.5 mi
Second Watchung MountainW168 m24.6 mi
Riker HillNW134 m20.8 mi
Long HillWNW126 m20.5 mi
Todt HillNW125 m2.5 mi
Crawford HillSSW120 m13.6 mi
Telegraph HillSSW106 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2719:5020:31
September equinox06:4518:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:5016:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536272787670584839
Precip in3.53.04.43.84.04.44.83.93.94.03.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NY AVE V Brooklyn, 6 mi away.

Mean tidal range 4.47 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1428322431

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