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COAST GUARD BEACH

COAST GUARD BEACH from directly overhead

COAST GUARD BEACH is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Prospect Hill stands 47 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
U.S. LIFE-SAVING STATION BUILT IN 1902. IN JUNE 1942 GUARDSMAN JOHN CULLEN DISCOVERED FOUR GERMAN SABOTEURS ON THIS BEACH. WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97057, -72.12482

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Abrahams Path Recreation Park: 1.7 mi
  • East Hampton Youth Park: 1.8 mi
  • Little Albert’s Park: 1.9 mi
  • Big Albert’s Park: 2.0 mi
  • Pantigo Ballfield: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 59
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 26
Peaks: 18
  • Powder Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Hither Hills: 7.7 mi
  • Whale Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Browns Hills: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Big Bird: 14.6 mi
  • Lost At Sea: 15.6 mi
  • Sweet Shoppe: 21.4 mi
  • Altmans Needle & Fiber Arts: 21.4 mi
  • Stonehenge Replica: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Rain Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 22.9 mi
  • West Garden: 22.9 mi
  • East Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Water Mill Windmill: 12.7 mi
  • Amsterdam Beach Trail: 13.2 mi
  • Parking: 14.2 mi
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 14.2 mi
  • watchtower: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillENE 63°47 m13.6 mi
Mattituck HillsW 276°45 m23.4 mi
Jacobs HillW 274°40 m24.6 mi
ChocomountNNE 21°39 m23.0 mi
Lamphere HillN 359°39 m24.2 mi
Whale HillNNE 12°35 m9.2 mi
Browns HillsNW 325°33 m15.4 mi
Durfey HillN 355°32 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1719:4320:25
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1115:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313238475666727164544436
Precip in4.03.64.94.33.63.93.23.94.84.73.85.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8380678192

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