Fords Beach
Fords Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is John J. Boccuzzi Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
beach in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Wikidata Q31810925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.7 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John J. Boccuzzi Park: 0.9 mi
- Binney Park: 1.1 mi
- Binney Park - The Reading Room: 1.2 mi
- Binney Park - Hillside Annex: 1.2 mi
- Kosciuszko Park: 1.2 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 1.0 mi
- Woodway Beach Club: 2.0 mi
- West Beach: 2.0 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 2.1 mi
- Cummings Park Beach: 2.2 mi
- Helen Binney Kitchel Natural Park: 1.1 mi
- Laddin's Rock Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Rosa Hartman Park: 1.3 mi
- Greenwich Island: 1.4 mi
- Dundee Woods: 2.0 mi
- Holly Grove: 1.7 mi
- South Lake Walk: 7.1 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 7.2 mi
- West Woodland Walk: 7.2 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 7.2 mi
- Stamford Cone: 1.8 mi
- Samford Sign: 2.1 mi
- Dancing Girl: 2.2 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 3.1 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.1 mi
- Whittingham Discovery Center: 2.1 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Bruce Museum: 3.4 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bruce Museum: 3.5 mi
- Statue of Columbus: 2.1 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 3.6 mi
- Jordan's Memorial: 4.7 mi
- 1BCG: 4.8 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Palmer Hill: 2.8 mi
- Christie Hill: 5.0 mi
- Webbs Hill: 6.4 mi
- South Ridge: 6.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 7.3 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 4.7 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 5.2 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 5.8 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 6.8 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 10.4 mi
- The Meadow: 7.0 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
- Upper Education Area: 10.9 mi
- Lower Education Area: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Area C: 15.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 7.3 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 7.8 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Farms Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cascade: 16.1 mi
- Sheep Falls: 16.4 mi
- Cascade: 17.4 mi
- The Falls: 17.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 1.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 1.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 8.4 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 9.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 10.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 7.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 7.7 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Cuties Island: 2.5 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 22.3 mi
- The Silver Spring: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Fords Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | NNW 342° | 229 m | 14.8 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNW 329° | 226 m | 14.6 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NW 313° | 219 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NW 306° | 216 m | 14.9 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NW 315° | 213 m | 15.7 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | WNW 294° | 211 m | 14.6 mi |
| Becks Hill | N 8° | 208 m | 13.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 344° | 201 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 7 mi away.
Mean tidal range 7.17 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Stamford, CT, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359285899
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