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Hotchkiss Cove Beach

Hotchkiss Cove Beach from directly overhead

Hotchkiss Cove Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 20 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hotchkiss Grove Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
20 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.26787, -72.78399

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • Bob's Woods: 0.4 mi
  • Goss Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Vedder Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Wies Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Short Beach Preserve: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Sunset Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Baldwin Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Branford Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Moose Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
  • Cenotaph: 1.6 mi
  • Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • A Tribute to the Valor: 1.7 mi
  • Stony Creek Honor Roll World War II: 1.7 mi
  • Branford: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 27
Artworks: 24
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 7.7 mi
  • John B Pierce: 8.1 mi
  • An American Dream: 8.1 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 8.7 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 3.6 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.1 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.0 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 14.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 21.0 mi
  • Pond View: 23.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 23.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Hotchkiss Cove Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainN232 m13.5 mi
Fowler MountainN230 m12.3 mi
High RockNW216 m12.9 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE210 m11.6 mi
Mount CarmelNNW206 m12.5 mi
Totoket MountainN176 m9.0 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNE167 m9.8 mi
East SugarloafNNE156 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1919:4720:28
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:26

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, 6 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359284938

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