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Limewood Beach

Limewood Beach from directly overhead

Limewood Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Montowese Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The story

beach in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31811008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.26010, -72.79593

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
Nature reserves
  • Bob's Woods: 1.2 mi
  • Goss Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Vedder Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • Short Beach Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Wies Preserve: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Sunset Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Baldwin Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Branford Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • World War II: 1.6 mi
  • Cenotaph: 1.6 mi
  • Branford: 1.7 mi
  • Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • A Tribute to the Valor: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 38
Artworks: 24
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 7.6 mi
  • John B Pierce: 7.7 mi
  • An American Dream: 7.7 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 8.4 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 2.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.9 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.3 mi
  • Pond View: 23.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 23.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Limewood Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainNNE 13°230 m12.9 mi
High RockNW 324°216 m13.0 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 14°210 m12.2 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 337°206 m12.8 mi
Totoket MountainN 9°176 m9.6 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNE 28°167 m10.6 mi
East SugarloafNNE 23°156 m8.7 mi
West SugarloafNNE 22°145 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1919:4720:28
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Branford, Branford River, CT, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359265421

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