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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. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north, 12 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

Beaches
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
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
  • 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: 42
Attractions: 25
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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 13.3 miles of Hotchkiss Cove Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainN 10°230 m12.3 mi
High RockNW 321°216 m12.9 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 12°210 m11.6 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 334°206 m12.5 mi
Totoket MountainN 6°176 m9.0 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNE 26°167 m9.8 mi
East SugarloafNNE 20°156 m7.9 mi
West SugarloafNNE 19°145 m7.8 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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359284938

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