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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. 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

Beaches
  • West Islip Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Benjamin's Memorial Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Oak Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Venetian Shores Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Bayberry Beach Club: 4.1 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
Historic sites
  • 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
  • John Donne Poem: 7.1 mi
Gardens
  • 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
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks
Picnic sites: 25
  • 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: 5
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 HillNW 322°122 m11.5 mi
West HillsNW 321°106 m11.8 mi
Harbor HillWNW 293°106 m20.0 mi
Dix HillsNNW 340°92 m9.8 mi
Signal HillNNW 335°90 m10.0 mi
Mannetto HillsNW 312°85 m11.7 mi
Queens High PointWNW 283°79.2 m23.1 mi
Half Hollow HillsNNW 328°77 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 5080 °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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357615220

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