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Short Beach

Short Beach from directly overhead

Short Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Farm River State Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Human settlement in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q7501726, matched on coordinates and name (817 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.25260, -72.85427

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites: 58
  • Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 1.7 mi
  • East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Marquis de LaFayette Encampment: 1.7 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Branford Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Raynham Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Chidsey Hill: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 44
Artworks: 23
  • John B Pierce: 5.3 mi
  • An American Dream: 5.4 mi
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 6.0 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 6.4 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Attractions: 20
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 0.5 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 7.5 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Bear Cave: 11.0 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.2 mi
  • Pond View: 20.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Short Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW216 m11.9 mi
Mount CarmelN206 m12.4 mi
Round HillNW190 m12.1 mi
Totoket MountainNNE176 m11.0 mi
Peck HillNW171 m12.5 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE167 m12.7 mi
East SugarloafNE156 m10.6 mi
West SugarloafNE145 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 2 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Branford, Branford River, CT, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359283085

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