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Compo Beach

Compo Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Compo-Owenoke Historic District, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

Beach in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

Wikidata Q31810894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.10552, -73.35289

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Dancing Girl: 10.4 mi
  • Samford Sign: 10.5 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 10.7 mi
  • Heron: 13.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 14.0 mi
Peaks
  • Compo Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Seymour Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Benjamin Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Sasqua Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Historic sites: 56
  • Minuteman Statue: 0.4 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Haskins Greenhouses: 1.7 mi
  • Haskins House: 1.7 mi
  • Capped Water Well: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Westport Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Formal Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 8.1 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Picnic Grove: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.7 mi
  • Pond View: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Earthplace: 3.2 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 5.2 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 5.8 mi
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 7.1 mi
  • Darien Arts Center: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Compo Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goodsell HillNNW211 m11.5 mi
Gilbert HillNNW186 m11.4 mi
Bald HillNW184 m9.9 mi
Upper Bald HillNW171 m10.8 mi
Comstock KnollNW164 m9.0 mi
Powells HillN159 m9.1 mi
Sport HillNNE154 m10.4 mi
Flirt HillN148 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2219:4820:30
September equinox06:4218:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 10 mi away.

Mean tidal range 6.99 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station SAUGATUCK, SAUGATUCK RIVER, CT, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/475418698

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