Clinton Town Beach

Clinton Town Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 12 miles off. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.
The story
beach in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Wikidata Q31810892, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 29.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clinton Town Beach: 0.0 mi
- The Elliot Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Ferris Salt Marsh: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Lane: 0.9 mi
- Lar Fagan Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Waterside Green Park: 0.2 mi
- Lafayette Green: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Green: 0.7 mi
- Hammonasset Natural Area Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Salt Meadow Park: 1.6 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 0.7 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.7 mi
- Clinton Police Department Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Abraham Pierson Statue: 0.7 mi
- Charles Morgan Statue: 0.7 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Meigs Point Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 3.8 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 1.8 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.7 mi
- Murdock Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cow Hill: 3.2 mi
- Clinton Beach: 1.2 mi
- Grove Beach: 1.9 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 2.0 mi
- West Beach: 2.9 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 7.6 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cascade: 9.9 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Cascade: 12.6 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
- Stone Table: 6.3 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 7.1 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 10.2 mi
- Historic Ferry: 11.4 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 12.4 mi
- James Madison: 4.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 6.5 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 8.7 mi
- snake: 12.5 mi
- Big Bird: 17.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.8 mi
- Chimney Corner: 10.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 12.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Powder House: 21.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 15.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Clinton Town Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 349° | 201 m | 12.4 mi |
| Long Hill | N 3° | 154 m | 12.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 3° | 140 m | 11.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 6° | 138 m | 10.3 mi |
| Wig Hill | N 11° | 128 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 0° | 126 m | 6.1 mi |
| Buell Hill | NNW 333° | 119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Honey Hill | NE 43° | 114 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 17 mi away.
Mean tidal range 4.55 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Clinton Harbor, CT, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/358372924
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 7 mi
- Essex · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 12 mi
- East Lyme · 16 mi
- Waterford · 20 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 23 mi
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