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Fairfield Beach

Fairfield Beach, a beach in Connecticut
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Fairfield Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Tashua Hill stands 179 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Penfield Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.13277, -73.24138

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
  • Henry Rowland Memorial Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Old Orchard Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fairfield Village Green: 0.7 mi
  • Veres Park: 0.7 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • The Preserve at Saint Mary's-by-the-Sea: 0.9 mi
  • Pine Creek Marsh: 1.1 mi
  • Old Field Marsh Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Welch Terrace Marsh Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Bill Burr 4-H Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Fairfield Honor Roll: 0.8 mi
  • Saint Mary’s By-The-Sea: 0.9 mi
  • Ash Creek Restoration Project: 0.9 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Powder House - 1814: 1.2 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Heron: 8.2 mi
  • Mother Mary: 9.8 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.8 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 3.3 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Burr Homestead: 0.8 mi
  • Earthplace: 7.3 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.7 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 11.2 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Grove: 6.2 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Fairfield Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tashua HillN179 m8.8 mi
Walnut Tree HillNNE171 m12.6 mi
Hirams HillN167 m11.4 mi
Comstock KnollWNW164 m12.5 mi
Booth HillNNE160 m10.5 mi
Powells HillNNW159 m8.6 mi
Sport HillN154 m7.6 mi
Flirt HillNNW148 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Mean tidal range 6.84 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359262934

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