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Osprey Beach

Osprey Beach from directly overhead

Osprey Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Morgan Hill stands 120 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ocean Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.

About

The story

beach in New London County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31811092, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.31467, -72.09277

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Pepperbox Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Stuart Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mallory Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Lamphere Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Averys Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions: 21
Waterfalls: 21
  • Cascade: 4.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.8 mi
  • Silver Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Cascade: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 20
Gardens: 17
  • Sensory Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 1.3 mi
  • East Garden: 1.3 mi
  • West Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Osprey Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillNW 321°120 m8.6 mi
Polly HillNW 319°117 m8.2 mi
Konomoc HillNNW 328°112 m7.4 mi
Pie HillNNW 345°109 m9.1 mi
Gungywamp HillNNE 18°108 m6.3 mi
Vinegar HillNNE 14°108 m7.8 mi
Beaverdam HillNNW 331°105 m8.6 mi
Pond HillWNW 295°103 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 3 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 2.56 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station NEW LONDON, State Pier, CT, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1066231383

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