Oakwood Beach
Oakwood Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Stony Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Kills Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 17 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.8 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Great Kills Park: 0.2 mi
- Gerard P. Dugan Park: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Grove Park: 0.8 mi
- Miller Field: 1.2 mi
- Captain Roald Amundsen Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 0.4 mi
- New Dorp Beach: 0.9 mi
- Midland Beach: 1.9 mi
- South Beach: 3.2 mi
- Annadale Beach: 3.4 mi
- World War I: 1.3 mi
- Carriage Manufactory: 2.3 mi
- Barn Foundation: 2.4 mi
- First County Jail: 2.4 mi
- Site of 1st County Courthouse: 2.4 mi
- Native Rhododendron Garden: 2.2 mi
- Compost and Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 4.9 mi
- Hill Street Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Joe Holzka Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art: 2.3 mi
- Transportation Museum: 2.3 mi
- Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Fort Wadsworth Visitor's Center and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Mont Sec House: 4.5 mi
- Buck’s Hollow: 2.5 mi
- Heyerdahl Ruins: 2.7 mi
- Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House: 2.9 mi
- Jurassic Park: 2.9 mi
- New York City Farm Colony: 3.3 mi
- Horseshoe Crab: 1.9 mi
- Vivid Chroma Locomotion: 3.3 mi
- St. Anne: 3.3 mi
- St. Anthony: 3.3 mi
- Hail Holy Queen: 3.3 mi
- New Creek Bluebelt: 1.9 mi
- Egbertville Ravine: 2.2 mi
- Last Chance Pond Park: 2.3 mi
- Sweet Brook Bluebelt: 3.0 mi
- Decker Farm: 3.1 mi
- Todt Hill: 3.3 mi
- Emerson Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fox Hills: 4.6 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.8 mi
- Park Hill: 4.8 mi
- Linden Airport mini-park: 8.3 mi
- Freedom Field: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 11.4 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 11.4 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 11.6 mi
- Palisades: 13.6 mi
- Hawk Hill: 16.6 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 21.3 mi
- little daddy Maginot: 21.9 mi
- Maginot Mountain: 22.0 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 10.4 mi
- Binnen Falls: 10.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 10.7 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 16.6 mi
- Hobble Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
- North Tower: 12.6 mi
- Twin Lights State Historic Site: 12.6 mi
- Power House: 12.6 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 8.1 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 8.2 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 19.2 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 20.2 mi
- Barber: 8.0 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 17.1 mi
- Raritan Landing: 18.8 mi
- Tulip Springs: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oakwood Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | NNW 339° | 179 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | NNW 328° | 175 m | 17.9 mi |
| Second Watchung Mountain | W 279° | 168 m | 23.4 mi |
| Riker Hill | NNW 328° | 134 m | 21.2 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 300° | 126 m | 20.0 mi |
| Todt Hill | N 355° | 125 m | 3.3 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 200° | 120 m | 11.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSW 197° | 106 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 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, 7 mi away.
Mean tidal range 4.91 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Great Kills Harbor, NY, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/53718033
Day trips start here
- Staten Island · 3 mi
- Bayonne · 8 mi
- Keansburg · 8 mi
- Elizabeth · 9 mi
- Linden · 9 mi
- Perth Amboy · 9 mi
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