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South Pine Creek Beach

South Pine Creek Beach from directly overhead

South Pine Creek Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Tashua Hill stands 179 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Creek Avenue Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.5 miles off.

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Beach in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

Wikidata Q31811131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

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Coordinates41.12085, -73.27035

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pine Creek Avenue Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Perry"s Green: 1.1 mi
  • Veres Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rugby Park: 1.1 mi
  • Oldfield Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
Beaches
Peaks
  • Sasco Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Mill Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Round Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Clapboard Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Old Dam Road Marsh Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Pine Creek Marsh: 0.6 mi
  • Old Field Marsh Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Welch Terrace Marsh Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Palmers Neck Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Heron: 9.6 mi
  • Mother Mary: 11.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 11.5 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 51
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 4.8 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 4.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Burr Homestead: 1.7 mi
  • Earthplace: 6.0 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 9.5 mi
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 11.5 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.1 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.0 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of South Pine Creek Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tashua HillN179 m9.7 mi
Comstock KnollWNW164 m11.6 mi
Booth HillNNE160 m11.8 mi
Powells HillNNW159 m8.6 mi
Sport HillN154 m8.3 mi
Flirt HillNNW148 m9.7 mi
Staples HillN144 m8.1 mi
Honey HillNW143 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 8 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 6.84 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Southport, Southport Harbor, CT, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43399755

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