Short Beach
Short Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Doggie Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 01 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Eagle Rock · 18 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doggie Beach: 0.1 mi
- Black Rock Beach: 0.4 mi
- Pond Beach: 0.7 mi
- Tudor Beach: 0.8 mi
- Stony Beach: 0.9 mi
- Lowlands Park: 0.2 mi
- Flash Road Playground: 0.5 mi
- Baileys Hill: 0.9 mi
- Marjoram Park: 1.0 mi
- East Point/Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr., Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Baileys Hill: 0.9 mi
- High Rock: 2.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 3.8 mi
- Youngs Hill: 3.8 mi
- Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations: 1.1 mi
- Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sancuary: 1.1 mi
- Henry Cabot Lodge Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Lynn Shore Reservation: 1.8 mi
- Sea Plane Basin: 2.6 mi
- CCUS (Christian congregation): 2.1 mi
- Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 4.2 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 4.4 mi
- Union Rock: 4.5 mi
- Steel Tower: 5.0 mi
- Lynn Museum & Arts Center: 2.3 mi
- G.A.R. Hall and Museum of Lynn, MA: 2.4 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 2.8 mi
- Winthrop Public Library and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Bellingham-Cary House: 5.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 2.7 mi
- Robert J. Haas Hr.: 4.1 mi
- Steve Pini Memorial: 4.3 mi
- SeaCoast Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Anita's Garden: 5.8 mi
- Chelsea Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 4.6 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 4.9 mi
- Viking Statue: 5.5 mi
- Chelsea Conversation: 6.2 mi
- Villa Alegra: 6.3 mi
- West Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Black Wills Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Winthrop Head: 4.7 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 4.9 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 11.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 11.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 11.9 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 11.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.4 mi
- Boathouse: 7.4 mi
- Rainshed: 7.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.5 mi
- Boston Light: 7.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 16.4 mi
- Newbury Falls: 22.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 8.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 8.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 23.0 mi
- Haywardville: 8.4 mi
- Dogtown: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Short Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | W 277° | 92 m | 7.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 305° | 87.2 m | 6.9 mi |
| Burrill Hill | NNW 326° | 87 m | 4.9 mi |
| Boojum Rock | W 274° | 83 m | 7.7 mi |
| Crow Hill | NW 306° | 82.9 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Hood | WNW 286° | 79 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Gilead | NW 323° | 77 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Hermon | NNW 332° | 76 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 6 mi away.
Mean tidal range 9.16 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Lynn, Lynn Harbor, MA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1021379053
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