Osprey Beach
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.
The story
Beach in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
Wikidata Q31811092, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 14.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 24.5 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seabreeze Drive: 0.8 mi
- William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Powers Beach Tract: 1.7 mi
- Chappell Beach Tract: 1.8 mi
- Powers Tract: 1.8 mi
- 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
- Fort Trumbull Visitor Center: 2.0 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 2.6 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 2.8 mi
- Ebenezer Avery House and Museum: 2.8 mi
- Ocean Beach: 0.6 mi
- Town Beach: 1.0 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.0 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 1.2 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 1.3 mi
- Waterford Beach Park: 0.8 mi
- Green Harbor Park: 1.6 mi
- Caulkins Park: 1.8 mi
- Bayberry Lane Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
- Fort Trumbull State Park: 2.0 mi
- South Battery: 2.0 mi
- Old Fort: 2.0 mi
- North Battery: 2.1 mi
- United States Maritime Service Officers School: 2.2 mi
- Columbo Statue: 2.5 mi
- The Whale: 2.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.8 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.8 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.7 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.8 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 3.1 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 4.2 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 6.8 mi
- Mystic Blue: 7.5 mi
- Mjolnir: 8.1 mi
- Cutting Garden: 1.3 mi
- East Garden: 1.3 mi
- West Garden: 1.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.4 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 4.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.4 mi
- Yantic Falls: 15.2 mi
- Chapman Falls: 17.4 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 21.3 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.6 mi
- Crow Head: 14.9 mi
- Ram Head: 19.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.7 mi
- Hedges Bank: 20.0 mi
- Powder House: 2.7 mi
- Skate Hut: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.0 mi
- Old Spring: 9.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Hill | NW 321° | 120 m | 8.6 mi |
| Polly Hill | NW 319° | 117 m | 8.2 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NNW 328° | 112 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 345° | 109 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 18° | 108 m | 6.3 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNE 14° | 108 m | 7.8 mi |
| Beaverdam Hill | NNW 331° | 105 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pond Hill | WNW 295° | 103 m | 8.6 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 | 15:38 | 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, 4 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1066231383
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