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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.

About

The story

beach in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31810946, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.27391, -72.39534

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 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: 31
  • 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
Waterfalls: 29
  • Cascade: 11.8 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Nineveh Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Cascade: 13.0 mi
  • Cascade: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 11.3 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Harveys Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArcherNNE 12°136 m9.2 mi
Grassy HillNE 34°129 m10.6 mi
Wig HillNNW 333°128 m10.2 mi
Tower HillNW 312°126 m8.6 mi
Nickerson HillNNE 22°123 m9.3 mi
Honey HillN 11°114 m8.5 mi
Brown HillNNE 27°112 m8.7 mi
Bushy HillNW 324°105 m6.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1289567042

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