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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
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
Beaches
Artworks
Attractions: 56
Gardens: 53
Picnic sites: 32
  • 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: 11
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
Waterfalls: 3
  • Farms Falls: 15.7 mi
  • The Loch: 23.1 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of West Harbor Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buttermilk HillNW211 m20.0 mi
Reynolds HillNW180 m18.2 mi
Round HillNNW172 m15.4 mi
Cooney HillNW170 m16.8 mi
Kennelwood HillNW156 m15.9 mi
Kykuit HillNW147 m20.3 mi
Huckleberry HillsN141 m20.1 mi
Canoe HillN140 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 mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/609574095

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