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Town Landing Beach
4.7★ · 28 Google ratings · Shelter Island Heights, Massachusetts
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
180 ft · under a minute
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Crowds
Quietest Tue 10am
Map of Town Landing Beach
Guide
Good to know
Come for a quiet, peaceful visit
The beach remains uncrowded, making it ideal if you want calm wildlife watching and a serene atmosphere.
Visit for fishing, especially at night
The beach is known for excellent fishing opportunities, with better catches reported during nighttime hours.
Get a town parking permit first
Multiple visitors emphasize that parking requires a permit, which you must obtain before arriving.
Wear shoes and watch for small rocks
The beach is rocky and shelly underfoot, so footwear protects against sharp shells and stones.
Bring a rake for shell collecting
Abundant shells wash ashore regularly, so a rake helps gather keepsakes and interesting finds.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
73°F · clear
Water
77°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
0.9 ft · 3 s apart
Wind
4 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:31 | High tide | ↑ |
| 10:56 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 17:47 | High tide | ↑ |
Last updated Aug 20, 5:22 AM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Hiberry Ln, Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965
🌊 Water 180 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Town Landing Beach?
180 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Town Landing Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Town Landing Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 10am and the busiest at Mon 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
