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Stannard Beach

Stannard Beach from directly overhead

Stannard Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Turkey Hill stands 140 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Island, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 11 miles off.

The story

beach in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States

Wikidata Q31811134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27788, -72.43481

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Murdock Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Toby Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Tom: 2.4 mi
  • Ingham Hill: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Stone Table: 5.1 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 8.7 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 9.8 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 10.8 mi
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 29
Gardens: 28
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 9.2 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 11
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 0.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Stannard Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNNW 340°140 m11.5 mi
Turkey HillNNW 341°138 m10.2 mi
Mount ArcherNNE 25°136 m9.5 mi
Wig HillNNW 343°128 m9.2 mi
Tower HillNW 321°126 m7.0 mi
Nickerson HillNE 34°123 m10.0 mi
Buell HillNW 305°119 m9.0 mi
Honey HillNNE 24°114 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 14 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Westbrook, Duck Island Roads, CT, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359269926

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