NY's Southampton Beach #1 in America

[Susita 175]

Here is the list of top 10 beaches for 2010 from Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research, also known as Dr. Beach. He has compiled the list annually since 1991 using 50 criteria, including water quality and temperature, cleanliness, weather, sand, safety and facilities.

1. Coopers Beach, Southampton, N.Y.

2. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Fla.

3. Coronado Beach, San Diego.

4. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, N.C.

5. Main Beach, East Hampton, N.Y.

6. Kahanamoku Beach, Waikiki, Honolulu.

7. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Mass.

8. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, S.C.

9. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii.

10. Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, Fla.

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=10766327

[luckytxn 2,264]

Guess it will be awhile before anything from Louisiana to the west coast of Florida can be considered.

[DEDixon 39]

a beach that can't be enjoyed comfortably with bare feet all year should never ever ever be number one, never!

[Susita 175]

a beach that can't be enjoyed comfortably with bare feet all year should never ever ever be number one, never!

for me it's kind of negative that it got voted #1... more traffic on the expressway this summer