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Miami Beach also has grass and mounds of sand that I consider a dune. Maybe that picture is not doing it justice.
I’m sure you can find some grass and mounds, but that is not typical around the tourist beaches. Have you spent much time in both places? I do. I think experiencing them both would show you how different they really are. I have a home on the beach in the Hamptons, and there are local laws that keep people from developing and ruining the natural beauty. In addition to requiring large lots, they also only allow you to build on a small fraction of your land. It makes for a completely different atmosphere than you would find in Miami.
When I think of Miami beaches vs The Hamptons beaches, these two pictures kind of illustrate the difference...
Miami Beach also has grass and mounds of sand that I consider a dune. Maybe that picture is not doing it justice.
Here is another picture of a Hamptons beach, closer up. You dont see the beauty in the landscape? Again, Miami beaches are beautiful too, just different.
I’m sure you can find some grass and mounds, but that is not typical around the tourist beaches. Have you spent much time in both places? I do. I think experiencing them both would show you how different they really are. I have a home on the beach in the Hamptons, and there are local laws that keep people from developing and ruining the natural beauty. In addition to requiring large lots, they also only allow you to build on a small fraction of your land. It makes for a completely different atmosphere than you would find in Miami.
When I think of Miami beaches vs The Hamptons beaches, these two pictures kind of illustrate the difference...
I'm talking about the beach itself, not the community adjacent to it. Yeah, the Hamptons and Miami Beach couldn't be further apart but you pull up your beach chair to the sand and it's pretty much similar. Even in the pic you posted, I can see the sand dunes and grass - it's just much further away from the water. A lot of Miami Beach is artificial, so they make it wider than nature intended. The beach I posted is fairly typical and located on the south end of the barrier island.
I'm talking about the beach itself, not the community adjacent to it. Yeah, the Hamptons and Miami Beach couldn't be further apart but you pull up your beach chair to the sand and it's pretty much similar. Even in the pic you posted, I can see the sand dunes and grass - it's just much further away from the water. A lot of Miami Beach is artificial, so they make it wider than nature intended. The beach I posted is fairly typical and located on the south end of the barrier island.
OK. I guess it depends on how you look at it. I was judging the beaches by the total experience. Everything that you take in with your eyes, which includes the adjacent landscape and structures.
Gulf Coast Beaches are better than Miami or The Hamptons anyway.
So Miami doesn't even have the best beaches in Florida.
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