Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterford Beach Park, a park 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 15.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.0 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterford Beach Park: 0.3 mi
- Seaside State Park: 1.7 mi
- Green Harbor Park: 2.1 mi
- Caulkins Park: 2.2 mi
- Bayberry Lane Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Town Beach: 0.4 mi
- Osprey Beach: 0.6 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.6 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 1.8 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 1.8 mi
- Seabreeze Drive: 0.8 mi
- William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Powers Beach Tract: 1.2 mi
- Chappell Beach Tract: 1.2 mi
- Powers Tract: 1.3 mi
- Pepperbox Hill: 1.1 mi
- Stuart Hill: 1.7 mi
- Lamphere Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mallory Hill: 2.5 mi
- Averys Hill: 3.2 mi
- South Battery: 2.5 mi
- Old Fort: 2.5 mi
- North Battery: 2.6 mi
- United States Maritime Service Officers School: 2.7 mi
- Columbo Statue: 3.0 mi
- Fort Trumbull Visitor Center: 2.5 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 3.1 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 3.3 mi
- Nathaniel Hempstead House: 3.3 mi
- The Whale: 3.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 8.4 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 8.4 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 9.2 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 9.3 mi
- Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Cascade: 5.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.6 mi
- Yantic Falls: 15.7 mi
- Cascade: 17.2 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 3.6 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 4.4 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 7.4 mi
- Mystic Blue: 8.0 mi
- Mjolnir: 8.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 0.5 mi
- Cutting Garden: 0.7 mi
- East Garden: 0.8 mi
- West Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.8 mi
- Crow Head: 14.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.4 mi
- Ram Head: 18.4 mi
- Hedges Bank: 19.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 13.0 mi
- Powder House: 3.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.9 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 23.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Old Spring: 9.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Ocean Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Hill | NNW 330° | 134 m | 9.7 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NW 325° | 120 m | 8.8 mi |
| Polly Hill | NW 323° | 117 m | 8.4 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NNW 332° | 112 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 348° | 109 m | 9.5 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 20° | 108 m | 6.9 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNE 16° | 108 m | 8.4 mi |
| Beaverdam Hill | NNW 335° | 105 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 3 mi away.
Mean tidal range 2.56 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station NEW LONDON, State Pier, CT, 5 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1026118127
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