New York, US

Orchard Beach

Water Bodyocean
Sand Typesand
CountryUS
RegionNew York

Getting There

Nearest CityPelham Manor3.6 km
Airport (LGA)LaGuardia Airport12.1 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Facilities

✗ Dogs Allowed

Sand & Geology

The beach consists of a 13-section sandy shorefront, a hexagonal-block promenade, and a central pavilion with food stores and specialty shops.

Predicted regional compositionmixed Q-F-L
Q 63%
F 19%
L 18%
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

Orchard Beach is a 115-acre public beach and park located in the Bronx, New York City, offering a unique urban waterfront escape along the East River. Despite its industrial surrou...

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