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Jennings Beach

Jennings Beach from directly overhead

Jennings Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Tashua Hill stands 179 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennings Skate Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.

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The story

beach in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31810961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.14193, -73.23587

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jennings Skate Park: 0.1 mi
  • Henry Rowland Memorial Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Saint Mary's by the sea: 0.4 mi
  • Ash Creek Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Sunnie Holm Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Saint Mary’s By-The-Sea: 0.2 mi
  • Ash Creek Restoration Project: 0.2 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Fairfield Honor Roll: 0.7 mi
  • Roger Ludlow: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • The Preserve at Saint Mary's-by-the-Sea: 0.2 mi
  • Ash Creek Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Ash Creek Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Bill Burr 4-H Park: 1.0 mi
  • New England Avenue Playground: 1.3 mi
Beaches
Museums
Gardens
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 2.6 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 51
  • Heron: 7.5 mi
  • Mother Mary: 9.1 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.2 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Cascade: 9.2 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Cascades: 11.1 mi
  • Cascade: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Burr Homestead: 0.8 mi
  • Earthplace: 7.5 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.1 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.5 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Grove: 5.5 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Jennings Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tashua HillN 355°179 m8.2 mi
Walnut Tree HillNNE 17°171 m11.9 mi
Round HillNNW 342°170 m8.0 mi
Hirams HillN 353°167 m10.8 mi
Booth HillNNE 16°160 m9.8 mi
Powells HillNW 322°159 m8.2 mi
Sport HillNNW 346°154 m7.1 mi
Flirt HillNNW 328°148 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 6.75 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Black Rock Harbor, CT, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43399171

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