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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.

About

The story

Beach in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Wikidata Q31811067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.24554, -72.86896

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites: 58
  • 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
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Branford Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Raynham Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Chidsey Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 45
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
Waterfalls: 23
Attractions: 18
  • 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: 6
  • 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: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Momauguin Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW216 m12.1 mi
Mount CarmelN206 m12.8 mi
Round HillNW190 m12.0 mi
Totoket MountainNNE176 m11.8 mi
Peck HillNW171 m12.3 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE167 m13.5 mi
East SugarloafNE156 m11.5 mi
West SugarloafNE145 m11.3 mi
Conditions

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 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, 1 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1214371880

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