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West Islip Beach

West Islip Beach from directly overhead

West Islip Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Madeline Hsu Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Beach in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q49325259, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.68472, -73.28917

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
  • 9/11: 0.1 mi
  • USLSS Oak Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Town of Babylon War Casualty Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Words of St. Paul: 7.0 mi
  • Words of Henry L. Stimson: 7.1 mi
Parks
  • Madeline Hsu Playground: 0.1 mi
  • West Islip Little League Fields: 0.3 mi
  • Pace Landing Tennis at Conklin Point: 0.5 mi
  • Gardiner County Park: 1.2 mi
  • Sampawams Point Park: 1.4 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 52
  • Walled Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 6.8 mi
  • Garden of Freedom South: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Wolf 4: 11.0 mi
  • Wolf 1: 11.0 mi
  • Wolf 2: 11.0 mi
  • Wolf 5: 11.0 mi
  • Wolf 3: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 13
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 8.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillNW122 m11.5 mi
West HillsNW106 m11.8 mi
Harbor HillWNW106 m20.0 mi
Dix HillsNNW92 m9.8 mi
Signal HillNNW90 m10.0 mi
Mannetto HillsNW85 m11.7 mi
Queens High PointWNW79 m23.1 mi
Half Hollow HillsNNW77 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2319:4720:28
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1415:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323440506069757467564638
Precip in2.72.03.53.63.23.43.13.33.73.42.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmingdale Republic AP, 8 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Babylon, NY, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357615220

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