- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
- Trimountain232 m · 13.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway19.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2627, -72.7161
Shell Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled 1 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Shell Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | N 356° | 232 m | 13.6 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | N 354° | 230 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | N 355° | 210 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | N 10° | 196 m | 12.9 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNW 344° | 176 m | 9.7 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | N 5° | 167 m | 9.2 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | N 354° | 156 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNE 21° | 153 m | 12.5 mi |
- 19.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 20.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Meigs' Raid American Revolutionary War: 1.2 mi
- Stony Creek Honor Roll World War II: 1.9 mi
- A Tribute to the Valor: 1.9 mi
- Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Guilford World War I Memorial: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 1.7 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 1.7 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 2.5 mi
- Circle Beach: 3.4 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 3.5 mi
Museums
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 1.8 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 2.0 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Moose Hill: 3.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sunset Hill: 3.4 mi
- Clapboard Hill: 3.6 mi
- Hungry Hill: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Cascade: 0.9 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 8.5 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 11.2 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 14.2 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 28
- Dinosaur Rock: 1.8 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Bear Cave: 7.8 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 10.0 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.5 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.5 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.5 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 20.4 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 17 mi
- Essex · 18 mi
- Old Lyme · 22 mi
- East Lyme · 26 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 29 mi
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