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Hammonasset Beach

Hammonasset Beach from directly overhead

Hammonasset Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knoll, a peak 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

park in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Dates from 1919.

Wikidata Q3090348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
0 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.25722, -72.55478

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Knoll: 0.5 mi
  • Camp Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Cow Hill: 3.7 mi
Museums
Parks
Nature reserves
Beaches
Historic sites
Gardens: 46
Waterfalls: 33
  • Nineveh Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Cascade: 8.2 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Cascade: 14.0 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 7.7 mi
  • Stone Table: 7.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Bear Cave: 11.8 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 17
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Hammonasset Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 357°201 m12.9 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 322°167 m12.2 mi
East SugarloafNW 312°156 m12.3 mi
Bunker HillNNW 342°153 m12.6 mi
West SugarloafNW 311°145 m12.4 mi
Turkey HillN 11°140 m12.5 mi
Turkey HillNNE 14°138 m11.4 mi
Bunker HillNNW 346°135 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 17 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 4.55 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Clinton Harbor, CT, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/231044913

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