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Orient Beach

Orient Beach from directly overhead

Orient Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Brown Hill stands 112 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Orient Beach State Park, a park 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 1.4 miles off.

The story

State park in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q7102283, matched on coordinates and name (100 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12872, -72.26558

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Orient Beach State Park: 0.4 mi
  • Orient Point County Park: 2.4 mi
  • Old Schoolhouse Park: 3.8 mi
  • Norman E. Klipp Marine Park: 4.6 mi
  • Mitchell Park: 5.3 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Browns Hills: 2.2 mi
  • Powder Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Whale Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Johnnycake Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 12.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 18
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 1.5 mi
  • watchtower: 5.3 mi
  • Water Mill Windmill: 15.8 mi
  • The Whale: 18.0 mi
  • Stone Table: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Big Bird: 8.8 mi
  • Lion Gardner Statue: 11.7 mi
  • Stonehenge Replica: 16.9 mi
  • Sweet Shoppe: 16.9 mi
  • Altmans Needle & Fiber Arts: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Rock Garden: 14.3 mi
  • West Garden: 14.3 mi
  • East Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Orient Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brown HillN112 m18.1 mi
Pond HillN103 m16.5 mi
Orchard HillNNW94 m18.3 mi
Smith HillN89 m17.9 mi
Pumphouse HillN86 m16.6 mi
Book HillNNW85 m18.2 mi
Lord HillNNW83 m16.4 mi
Wilson HillN79 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1719:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1215:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, under a mile away.

Mean tidal range 2.51 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Orient, NY, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357575534

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