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The Point 2 Beach

The Point 2 Beach from directly overhead

The Point 2 Beach is a beach in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Muskee Hill stands 19 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Point, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.30366, -74.53722

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Point: 0.0 mi
  • The Point 2: 0.1 mi
  • 17th Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Krechmer Pavilion Park: 0.9 mi
  • Samuel C. Cianci Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 37
Attractions: 36
  • Longport Welcome Sign: 0.9 mi
  • Lucy the Elephant: 1.8 mi
  • Johnny B. Goode: 3.2 mi
  • Haunted Tales: 6.9 mi
  • BounceU: 7.5 mi
Museums: 21
  • Longport Historical Society: 0.8 mi
  • U.S. Life Saving Station 30: 2.1 mi
  • Ocean City Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Linwood Historical Society: 3.6 mi
  • Discovery Seashell Museum: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Tribeca Island Nature Reserve: 1.8 mi
  • Meadow View Marsh: 2.6 mi
  • Atlantic Heights Bird Conservatory: 4.9 mi
  • Lakes Bay Preserve: 5.4 mi
  • Juice Island: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • William Morrow Beach: 3.0 mi
  • The Dredge: 4.4 mi
  • Beesley's Point Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Peck Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Tropicana Beach: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Phillis: 8.6 mi
  • Phil: 8.6 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 8.7 mi
  • Rub-a-Dub-Dub: 8.7 mi
  • Moby Dick the Whale: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Longport Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Peace & Unity Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Rainwater Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Slaybaugh Elementary Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Slaybaugh Primary Garden: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Caldwell Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
  • Cape May Parkway Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Estell Manor Park: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Muskee Hill: 22.1 mi
  • Potato Island: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Covered bridges: 1
  • Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Point 2 Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Muskee HillW 272°19 m22.1 mi
Potato IslandSW 230°2 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:10
June solstice05:3219:4920:29
September equinox06:4618:2218:57
December solstice07:1515:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373844536273787771604941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Margate, 3 mi away.

Mean tidal range 3.78 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Longport (inside), Great Egg Harbor Inlet, NJ, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/871516014

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