New York, US

Lighthouse Beach

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryUS
RegionNew York

Getting There

Nearest CityBay Shore10.9 km
Airport (ISP)Long Island MacArthur Airport21.1 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionlithic-rich (volcanic/collisional terrane)
Q 33%
L 57%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

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