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West Harbor Beach

West Harbor Beach from directly overhead

West Harbor Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Buttermilk Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayville Memorial Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The story

beach in Nassau County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q49325258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.90425, -73.54274

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Soundside Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Bayville Commons: 0.4 mi
  • Centre Island Beach Park: 0.7 mi
  • Creek Beach: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Beaches
Peaks
  • Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Mill Neck Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 4.4 mi
  • West Hills: 8.4 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 34
  • Upper Education Area: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.1 mi
  • Picnic Area A & B: 7.1 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 6
  • The Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Farms Falls: 15.7 mi
  • The Loch: 23.1 mi
  • Cascade: 23.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of West Harbor Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW 316°211 m20.0 mi
Reynolds HillNW 320°180 m18.2 mi
Round HillNNW 334°172 m15.4 mi
Cooney HillNW 324°170 m16.8 mi
Kennelwood HillNW 315°156 m15.9 mi
Kykuit HillNW 309°147 m20.3 mi
Huckleberry HillsN 10°141 m20.1 mi
Canoe HillN 10°140 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:30
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1615:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339506069757367564637
Precip in3.73.14.24.13.94.33.84.34.74.33.54.6

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

Mean tidal range 7.39 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Bayville Bridge, NY, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/609574095

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