- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway11.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3193, -72.8887
Dover Beach is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 5 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Dover Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | NNW 342° | 263 m | 10.3 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 337° | 216 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 359° | 206 m | 7.7 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 323° | 193 m | 9.2 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 308° | 190 m | 7.5 mi |
| Peck Hill | WNW 299° | 183 m | 8.5 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NE 50° | 176 m | 8.3 mi |
| Peck Hill | WNW 296° | 171 m | 8.4 mi |
- 11.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
- Bluff Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Clinton Park: 0.2 mi
- English Mall: 0.3 mi
- Chatham Square: 0.3 mi
- Fairmont Park: 0.8 mi
- Quinnipiac River Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Palmieri Parcel: 1.2 mi
- Quarry Park Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Bishop Woods Bird Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Henry and Irene Garguilo Wildlife Refuge: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Snake Rock: 0.6 mi
- Indian Head: 0.8 mi
- East Rock: 1.0 mi
- Whitney Peak: 1.4 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 1.0 mi
- Reverend George W Hampton Corner: 1.2 mi
- 29th Colored Regiment Monument: 1.4 mi
- Joseph W. Lenzi: 1.6 mi
- Eli Whitney Plaque: 1.7 mi
Museums
Beaches
- Short Beach: 4.9 mi
- Shell Beach: 5.1 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 5.2 mi
- Momauguin Beach: 5.2 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 49
- English Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 0.5 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Knot Garden: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls: 49
- Wintergreen Falls: 4.5 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sperry Falls: 6.7 mi
- Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 4.6 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 9.3 mi
- Bear Cave: 9.6 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 21
- Henry Gould Lewis: 1.2 mi
- Turtle Statue: 2.4 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 2.4 mi
- John B Pierce: 2.6 mi
- An American Dream: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Forbes Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 10.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.0 mi
- Bethel Rock: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
- Pond View: 18.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 18.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 16.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 16.1 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 18.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 1.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.
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