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USLSS Oak Beach

USLSS Oak Beach from directly overhead

USLSS Oak Beach is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Jayne's Hill stands 122 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Beach Park, a park 0.7 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Populated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q122555445, matched on coordinates and name (858 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
US Life-Saving Station Built 1872 For Shipwreck Rescue. Became Coast Guard Station 1915. Active During Prohibition, WWI And WWII.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.63883, -73.29860
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Bearer of Peace: 9.2 mi
  • St Kilian Statue: 10.0 mi
  • Long Island: 10.3 mi
  • Pray Mantis: 10.3 mi
  • The Ram: 10.5 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Oak Beach Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cedar Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Sampawams Point Park: 3.1 mi
  • Madeline Hsu Playground: 3.2 mi
  • Venetian Shores Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • 9/11: 3.3 mi
  • Town of Babylon War Casualty Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Chin Chin Ranch: 6.9 mi
  • Police Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Words of St. Paul: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Walled Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Community Reflection Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Carlls River Botanical Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Garden of Serenity: 8.9 mi
  • Garden of Freedom South: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Wolf 4: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 1: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 2: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 5: 14.2 mi
  • Wolf 3: 14.2 mi
Peaks: 12
Attractions: 9
  • Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office: 11.5 mi
  • Jamaica: 11.5 mi
  • Long Island Maritime Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Nautical Mile: 14.9 mi
  • US Army Corps of Engineers Survey Point: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 11.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jayne's HillNNW122 m13.9 mi
West HillsNNW106 m14.1 mi
Harbor HillWNW106 m21.0 mi
Dix HillsNNW92 m12.7 mi
Signal HillNNW90 m12.8 mi
Mannetto HillsNW85 m13.7 mi
Queens High PointWNW79 m23.5 mi
Half Hollow HillsNNW77 m10.8 mi
Conditions

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9348699979

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