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Singing Beach

Singing Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
Singing Beach, a beach in MassachusettsTodd Van Hoosear · CC BY-SA 2.0

Singing Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the north-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

Beach in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Wikidata Q49324778, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56805, -70.76103

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eagle Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Spy Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Woodchuck Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Hildreth Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Sheep Pasture Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Masconomo Park: 0.5 mi
  • Reed Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sweeney Park: 0.8 mi
  • Tuck's Point: 0.9 mi
  • Misery Island Reservation: 2.3 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 57
Artworks: 56
Attractions: 55
  • Tablet Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Greasy Pole: 5.6 mi
  • Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 5.8 mi
  • 7 Seas Whale Watch: 5.8 mi
  • Schooner Adventure: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Salem Community Gardens: 7.5 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Cold Frames: 8.0 mi
  • Formal Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 43
Cliffs: 31
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 24.2 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 24.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 24.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Singing Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnNNE78 m3.4 mi
Red RockNNE70 m3.8 mi
Morse HillN62 m2.3 mi
Browns HillNW61 m5.3 mi
Long HillNE60 m1.7 mi
Eveleth HillNNW57 m4.8 mi
Great HillWNW56 m2.0 mi
Railcut HillNE56 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1015:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.18 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Essex, MA, 5 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/81982023

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