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Harveys Beach

Harveys Beach from directly overhead

Harveys Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Mount Archer stands 136 m to the north-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey's Beach, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 9.9 miles off.

The story

Beach in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

Wikidata Q31810946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27391, -72.39534

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 60
  • Westbrook Honor Roll: 2.9 mi
  • Westbrook: 2.9 mi
  • In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 2.9 mi
  • Suellen Kozy McCuin: 3.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
Museums
Attractions: 28
  • Stone Table: 6.2 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 10.2 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 22
Waterfalls: 19
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Harveys Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArcherNNE136 m9.2 mi
Grassy HillNE129 m10.6 mi
Wig HillNNW128 m10.2 mi
Tower HillNW126 m8.6 mi
Nickerson HillNNE123 m9.3 mi
Honey HillN114 m8.5 mi
Brown HillNNE112 m8.7 mi
Bushy HillNW105 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 12 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1289567042

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