Beach · New York
Midland Beach
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. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 52 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
How to reach it
Coordinates40.57248, -74.08373
- 20.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 26.4 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Midland Beach: 0.2 mi
- Dongan Playground: 0.8 mi
- Midland Playground: 0.8 mi
- Midland Field: 0.8 mi
- Miller Field: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- New Creek Bluebelt: 0.5 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 1.1 mi
- Swinburne Island: 1.8 mi
- Saint Francis Woodlands: 2.3 mi
- Todt Hill Woods: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- 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
Beaches
- New Dorp Beach: 1.0 mi
- South Beach: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 1.5 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 1.9 mi
- Matthew J. Buono Beach: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- South Beach: 1.5 mi
- St. Anne: 2.5 mi
- St. Anthony: 2.5 mi
- Wingdale: 3.4 mi
- Willowbrook Mile 11: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 1.7 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.0 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 2.8 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 3.0 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.3 mi
Gardens
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 2.2 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Surfside Multicultural Garden Coalition: 4.7 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 2.6 mi
- Mont Sec House: 2.7 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 2.9 mi
- Garibaldi-Meucci Museum: 3.0 mi
- Alice Austen House: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 52
- 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: 30
- Freedom Field: 8.7 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 9.5 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 9.5 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Palisades: 12.0 mi
- Palisades: 14.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 16.4 mi
- Palisades: 17.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 19.5 mi
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
Lighthouses: 7
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 8.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 8.8 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- North Tower: 13.2 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 9.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 9.6 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 17.6 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Barber: 9.6 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 17.6 mi
- Raritan Landing: 20.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NNW 333° | 179 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NW 322° | 175 m | 17.5 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 275° | 168 m | 24.6 mi |
| Riker Hill | NW 322° | 134 m | 20.8 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 295° | 126 m | 20.5 mi |
| Todt Hill | NW 320° | 125 m | 2.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 203° | 120 m | 13.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSW 201° | 106 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1428322431
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