Fort Beach
Fort Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Sewall, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 11 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Sewall: 0.1 mi
- Crocker Park: 0.5 mi
- George Washington Navy: 0.5 mi
- Wall: 0.6 mi
- William Pattison Landing: 1.2 mi
- Fort Sewall: 0.1 mi
- Fountain Park: 0.2 mi
- Crocker Park: 0.5 mi
- Chandler-Hovey Park: 0.5 mi
- Reynolds Playground: 0.6 mi
- Gas House Beach: 0.1 mi
- Gas House Basin: 0.4 mi
- Grace Oliver Beach: 0.5 mi
- Garmet Beach: 0.8 mi
- Stramski's Beach: 1.2 mi
- Gerry Island: 0.2 mi
- Crowninshield Island: 0.4 mi
- Steer Swamp Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Turner Woods: 0.8 mi
- Robinson Farm Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Burial Hill: 0.4 mi
- Coddon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Legg Hill: 2.7 mi
- Vinnin Hill: 3.4 mi
- Ledge Hill: 3.5 mi
- Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic: 0.4 mi
- Marblehead Police Museum: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Village: 2.2 mi
- The House of the Seven Gables: 2.3 mi
- Friendship of Salem: 2.4 mi
- Winslow II: 0.4 mi
- Cat Witch: 2.5 mi
- Communion with Us: 2.5 mi
- Love Child: 2.6 mi
- Garden Boy: 2.6 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Ropes Garden: 3.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.9 mi
- Derby Waterfront District: 2.3 mi
- Pickering Wharf: 2.4 mi
- Chambers Of terror: 2.5 mi
- Real Pirates Salem: 2.6 mi
- Bell: 2.7 mi
- Half Tide Rocks: 0.6 mi
- Black Wills Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 6.9 mi
- Town Head: 7.0 mi
- The Cellar: 7.4 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 18.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 18.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 18.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 18.9 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 11.1 mi
- Rainshed: 12.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.7 mi
- Boston Light: 12.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.7 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.3 mi
- Rail Spring: 17.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.6 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.4 mi
- Dogtown: 12.8 mi
- Haywardville: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Fort Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrill Hill | W 260° | 87 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Gilead | W 261° | 77 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Hermon | W 263° | 76 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Moriah | WSW 258° | 74 m | 8.1 mi |
| Weetamoo Cliff | W 265° | 68 m | 7.9 mi |
| Fuller Hill | W 260° | 68 m | 8.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 265° | 63 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Spickett | W 264° | 62 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 1 mi away.
Mean tidal range 8.93 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Salem, Salem Harbor, MA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358282007
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