Ghost town · Connecticut
Pleasure Beach
Pleasure Beach is a ghost town in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Moose Hill stands 198 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasure Beach Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.2 miles off.
Ghost town in Connecticut, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates41.16100, -73.16800
- 5.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pleasure Beach Park: 0.1 mi
- Jessup Park: 0.8 mi
- Newfield Park: 0.8 mi
- Johnson Oak Park: 1.3 mi
- Eastside Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Barnum Museum: 1.5 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
- Connecticut Air & Space Center: 2.4 mi
- Catharine B Mitchell Museum: 2.7 mi
- National Helicopter Museum Inc: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Academy Hill: 2.3 mi
- Success Hill: 2.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.5 mi
- Tunxis Hill: 3.8 mi
- Second Hill: 4.1 mi
Beaches
- Long Beach: 1.2 mi
- Seaside Beach: 1.8 mi
- Lordship Beach: 2.6 mi
- Short Beach: 3.0 mi
- Money Beach: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Gypsy Springs Open Space: 3.4 mi
- Stratford Point Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- The Preserve at Saint Mary's-by-the-Sea: 3.5 mi
- Ash Creek Open Space: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Perry Memorial Archway: 1.1 mi
- Gustave Whitehead First In Flight: 2.5 mi
- Ye Olde King's Highway: 2.6 mi
- White Oak: 2.6 mi
- Old Mill Green: 2.6 mi
Gardens: 50
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 2.1 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 4.4 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 5.9 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 28
- Heron: 5.8 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 6.0 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 6.0 mi
- Mother Mary: 7.0 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 16
- Burr Homestead: 4.5 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.3 mi
- Earthplace: 11.1 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
- 3-town marker: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Farmill River Falls: 7.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 10.9 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 12.4 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 13.6 mi
- Sheep Falls: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Picnic Grove: 3.5 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 11.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 11.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Forbes Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 21.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 21.8 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Tongue Point Light: 0.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 3.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 3.4 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 12.0 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 17.6 mi
- The Silver Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Pleasure Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | N 351° | 198 m | 12.0 mi |
| Israel Hill | N 357° | 192 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bugg Hill | NNW 347° | 189 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tashua Hill | NNW 328° | 179 m | 8.1 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | N 360° | 171 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hirams Hill | NNW 333° | 167 m | 10.6 mi |
| Booth Hill | N 354° | 160 m | 8.2 mi |
| Powells Hill | WNW 301° | 159 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Stamford · 20 mi
- Bayville · 27 mi
- Oyster Bay · 28 mi
- Port Chester · 28 mi
- Rye Brook · 29 mi
- Purchase · 30 mi
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