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Napeague Beach

Napeague Beach from directly overhead

Napeague Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Fort Hill stands 69 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Iodine Beach, a beach 1.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 15 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Beach in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q49322176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99316, -72.04896

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 31
Peaks: 23
  • Hither Hills: 3.6 mi
  • Whale Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Powder Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Browns Hills: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Amsterdam Beach Trail: 9.0 mi
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 16.0 mi
  • Water Mill Windmill: 16.9 mi
  • watchtower: 17.9 mi
  • Watch Hill Carousel: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Rock Garden: 21.6 mi
  • West Garden: 21.6 mi
  • East Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillN69 m24.6 mi
Mullen HillNNW53 m24.8 mi
Prospect HillENE47 m9.3 mi
Averys HillN46 m24.5 mi
Green HillNNW44 m25.0 mi
ChocomountNNE39 m20.3 mi
Lamphere HillNNW39 m23.0 mi
Fort Griswold HillN38 m25.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
June solstice05:1719:4320:24
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1015:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343440485767737367574839
Precip in3.63.24.23.73.23.52.84.03.64.23.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montauk AP, 9 mi away.

Mean tidal range 2.07 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Montauk, Fort Pond Bay, NY, 6 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598605

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