Middle Grounds

Middle Grounds: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Middle Grounds

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Middle Grounds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.49404, -76.30034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Middle Grounds

• Stingray Point Marina · attraction · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~12 km · Must-see
• Windmill Point Marina · attraction · Lancaster · ~17 km · Must-see
• New Point Comfort Lighthouse · sanctuary · Mathews · ~27 km · Must-see
• Abingdon Church · church · Gloucester · ~32 km · Must-see
• WKWI · attraction · Lancaster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tue Marshes Light · attraction · York · ~37 km · Must-see
• Machicomoco State Park · sanctuary · Gloucester · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rosewell Plantation · fort · Gloucester · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Point Baptist Church · church · Gloucester · ~39 km · Must-see
• Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Northampton · ~40 km · Must-see
• York Spit Light · attraction · Mathews · ~40 km · Must-see
• Werowocomoco · fort · Gloucester · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hungars Church · church · Northampton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hollow State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~42 km · Must-see
• Watermen's Museum · museum · York · ~42 km · Must-see
• Yorktown Monument · fort · York · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Middle Grounds

Other beaches & coast near Middle Grounds

• Bethel Beach · beach · Mathews · ~12 km · Must-see
• Buckroe Beach and Park · beach · Hampton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hampton Roads · beach · Newport News · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fog Point Cove · beach · Somerset · ~81 km · Must-see
• Nansemond Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~82 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Botanical Garden · beach · Norfolk · ~82 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~83 km · Must-see
• Piney Point Lighthouse · beach · Saint Mary's · ~93 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~94 km · Must-see
• Ragged Point Light · beach · Saint Mary's · ~98 km · Must-see

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