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Momauguin Beach

Momauguin Beach, a beach in Connecticut
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Momauguin Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is East Haven Town Beach, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

beach in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31811067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.24554, -72.86896

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 2.1 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Marquis de LaFayette Encampment: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 47
Waterfalls: 34
Artworks: 24
  • John B Pierce: 5.1 mi
  • An American Dream: 5.2 mi
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 6.2 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 6.4 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 1.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.6 mi
  • Bear Cave: 11.9 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.4 mi
  • Pond View: 19.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Momauguin Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW 342°216 m12.1 mi
Mount CarmelN 355°206 m12.8 mi
Round HillNW 325°190 m12.0 mi
Peck HillNW 317°183 m12.5 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 27°176 m11.8 mi
Peck HillNW 316°171 m12.3 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 40°167 m13.5 mi
East SugarloafNE 38°156 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1415:4216:26

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, 1 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Lighthouse Point, New Haven Harbor, CT, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1214371880

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