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Burwells Beach

Burwells Beach, a beach in Connecticut
Burwells Beach, a beach in ConnecticutUnknown author Unknown author · Public domain

Burwells Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Great Hill stands 202 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Villa Rosa Terrace Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.

About

The story

Beach in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Wikidata Q31810878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.22257, -73.00266

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Eells-Stow House: 2.8 mi
  • Ward Heitmann House Museum: 4.6 mi
  • National Art Museum of Sport: 5.2 mi
  • Americana Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Model Railroad Museum: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Village Park: 0.4 mi
  • Borough Hall Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fannie Beach Community Center: 0.5 mi
  • Dixson Street End: 0.6 mi
  • Brewster Field: 0.6 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 56
Peaks
  • Burwell Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Eels Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Clark Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Merwin Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Bryan Hill: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 48
  • Yale Landscape Lab: 2.2 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 5.7 mi
  • Truman Street Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Washington Ave Community Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 24
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 5.7 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 5.7 mi
  • John B Pierce: 6.6 mi
  • An American Dream: 6.6 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Attractions: 15
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 2.9 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 8.2 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 12.4 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 12.5 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
  • Pond View: 13.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 4.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 4.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Burwells Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNW202 m11.4 mi
Barn HillNW200 m12.6 mi
Moose HillNW198 m13.0 mi
Israel HillNW192 m11.8 mi
Rockhouse HillNNW192 m13.3 mi
Round HillN190 m11.3 mi
Upper White HillsNW188 m11.9 mi
Tashua HillWNW179 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:2019:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 6 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Gulf Beach, CT, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1003159393

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