Island Beach
Island Beach is a ghost town in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Forked River Mountain stands 56 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bathing Beach Number 2, a beach 1.2 miles away. Pine Barrens Byway passes 21 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in New Jersey, United States of America
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Pine Barrens Byway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ash Park: 4.4 mi
- Enos Pond County Park: 4.9 mi
- Bay Breeze Park: 5.2 mi
- Glen Cedars: 5.3 mi
- William Hebrew Park: 5.5 mi
- Go-Karts: 7.6 mi
- Jump Island Water Park: 7.6 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 7.6 mi
- USS Randolph Anchor: 10.1 mi
- The Dancing Crab: 11.7 mi
- Barnegat Light Museum & Edith Gwinn Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Forked River Schoolhouse Museum: 5.9 mi
- Lacey Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- John F. Peto Studio Museum: 8.1 mi
- Barnegat Bay Maritime Museum: 10.0 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 2: 1.2 mi
- Bathing Beach Number 1: 1.4 mi
- Amherst Beach: 5.9 mi
- 5th Avenue Park: 5.9 mi
- Barnegat Light Bay Beach: 6.4 mi
- Massacre at Long Beach Island: 6.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Angel in Anguish-9/11 Monument: 15.6 mi
- Tranquility: 16.5 mi
- Stu Wagner Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Lochiel Creek County Park: 8.6 mi
- Carvel Island: 11.1 mi
- Winding River Park: 12.1 mi
- Barnegat Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Westecunk Pine Plains: 15.7 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 12.7 mi
- Stafford Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 19.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 19.7 mi
- Founder's Grove: 19.7 mi
- East Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Forked River Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.5 mi
- Stony Hill: 17.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 20.2 mi
- Welcome to Ocean County: 10.9 mi
- Bruce Springsteen Guitar Sculpture: 24.1 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 17.6 mi
- Pakim Pond Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
- Barnegat Lighthouse: 4.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Island Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forked River Mountain | W 275° | 56 m | 11.2 mi |
| East Mountain | W 275° | 55 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 274° | 54 m | 11.5 mi |
| Spring Hill | WSW 258° | 52 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bear Swamp Hill | WSW 255° | 48 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | NNW 339° | 40 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toms River, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 23 mi
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