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Holland Beach

Holland Beach from directly overhead

Holland Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Wangum Lake Hill stands 521 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Lake Boat Launch, a park 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92228, -73.08659

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 59
Attractions: 48
  • 4 towns meet: 3.0 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 4.3 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 4.6 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 6.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Bike Sculpture: 15.0 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 18.7 mi
  • Cow: 20.4 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 20.7 mi
  • The Globe: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 38
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 13.0 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Winsted Cliffs: 1.2 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.2 mi
  • The Beech: 10.2 mi
  • Space Invaders: 10.3 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 4.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.1 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Holland Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wangum Lake HillWNW 291°521 m9.4 mi
East Bald MountainNW 322°519 m9.4 mi
Seymour MountainN 355°517 m9.4 mi
Haystack MountainNW 312°510 m8.5 mi
Dutton MountainNW 304°506 m6.7 mi
Ivy MountainWSW 244°504 m7.9 mi
Brown MountainNW 326°499 m9.0 mi
The MatterhornW 280°498 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1815:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439897

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