Noise Levels in Asharoken, NY | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
40 dBA
Average noise across Asharoken
Soft rainfall
17
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
3% of Asharoken residents
62 dBA
Loudest residential point
Busy restaurant
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Asharoken at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 17 Asharoken residents, or 2.8%, live above that level. By land area, 2.8% of Asharoken is above 55 dBA.
97.2% below 55 dBA
2.8% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Asharoken compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Asharoken
Average noise levels for Asharoken residents, grouped by direction from the center of Asharoken. Northern Asharoken carries the highest population-weighted average; Southern Asharoken carries the lowest. Just 0% of residents in Southern Asharoken live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in Northern Asharoken.
Northern Asharoken
50.8 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Southern Asharoken
35.4 dBA · Quiet
Soft rainfall
Western Asharoken
39.9 dBA · Quiet
Soft rainfall
Northern Asharoken sounds about 191% louder than Southern Asharoken to the human ear, a 15.4 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from Asharoken Ave do you need to be?
Asharoken Ave produces an estimated 58 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
58 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
165 ft
45 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
37 dBA
Soft rainfall
660 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 19% of Asharoken sits under tree canopy (lighter than most cities) and roughly 0% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Airport Noise
Laguardia (LGA) sits southwest of Asharoken. The U.S. Department of Transportation measures aviation noise around this airport directly, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 75 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Asharoken, particularly to the northeast, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Asharoken
The bar chart below shows the share of Asharoken residents in each noise band. About 100% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 0% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Asharoken Compares
Asharoken sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Asharoken's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Scotts Corners, Centre Island, Pine Aire, and Old Field.
Average noise level (dBA)
Asharoken's 40.1 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. New York as a whole averages 55.4 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Asharoken because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 2.8% of Asharoken residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 2.8% of Asharoken's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a New York average of 30.9% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Asharoken
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from Asharoken Ave and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 19% of Asharoken is under tree cover (lighter than most cities), and the dominant land cover is herbaceous wetlands. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. Laguardia's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the southwest. Neighborhoods to the northeast of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
