the lord of the rings - Numenorean Interaction With Other Men

I'm interested in the relationship between the Numenoreans and other men. Specifically early in the history of Middle Earth

LOTR, Appendix F; 1. "Of men":

After the overthrow of the Dark Power, in which Beleriand was for the most part drowned or broken, it was granted as a reward to the Elf-friends that they also, as the Eldar, might pass west over Sea. ... Most of the Elf-friends, therefore, departed and dwelt in Numenor.....These were the Numenoreans, the Kings of Men, whom the elves called the Dunedain.

... Most of the Men of the northern regions of the West-land were descended from the Edain of the First Age, or of their close kin.... Of this kind were the peoples of the upper vales of Anduin: the Beornings, and the Woodmen of Western Mirkwood, ... Men of Long Lake and of Dale. .... the folk known in Gondor as Rohirrim.

Did the Numenoreans stay separate from the western shore of Middle Earth for a while? Or were they inter-mingling almost immediately after coming to Numenor? Eventually the Numenoreans did build coastal cities along the western shores of Middle Earth. What happened to these after the Fall of Numenor? I thought Elendil (and the Black Numenoreans) were the only ones to escape and carry on the lineage.

Answer

This is explicitly stated in "The Tale of Years", Appendix B to LoTR:

600: The first ships of the Numenoreans appear off the coasts.

As with your other question, I encourage you to read The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, where all this is described in much more detail.

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