Moosup Pond Beach
Moosup Pond Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chiampa Preserve, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Plainfield
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 4.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 14.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chiampa Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Rainville Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Snake Meadow Club: 2.6 mi
- Quinebaug Fish Hatchery: 3.0 mi
- Withey Hill: 1.3 mi
- Webb Hill: 1.7 mi
- Half Hill Rock: 1.7 mi
- Shepherd Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sterling Hill: 2.8 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.8 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Moosup Veterans Park: 1.3 mi
- Moosup Park: 1.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.5 mi
- Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- J. Arthur Atwood Memorial Field: 2.5 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 5.3 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 5.9 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 10.8 mi
- John Bishop House: 11.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 3.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 5.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 7.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 10.4 mi
- Crazy Corners: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 17.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 17.8 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 20.7 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 20.8 mi
- Wescott Beach: 13.9 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 15.5 mi
- Steers Beach: 18.1 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 18.7 mi
- Mountaindale Beach: 19.9 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 9.9 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cargill Falls: 13.0 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 13.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 19.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 14.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 17.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 17.3 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.9 mi
- Old Spring: 22.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.5 mi
- Little Beach: 17.3 mi
- Big Beach: 17.5 mi
- Picnic: 22.8 mi
- Bara-Hack: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Moosup Pond Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | NNE 29° | 256 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NW 305° | 231 m | 10.1 mi |
| Alworth Hill | WNW 299° | 225 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Hygeia | NNE 33° | 224 m | 10.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 14° | 223 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 22° | 215 m | 8.2 mi |
| Howard Hill | ENE 75° | 209 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | SSE 168° | 204 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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