Avery Point Lighthouse

Avery Point Lighthouse: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Avery Point Lighthouse

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Avery Point Lighthouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.31526, -72.06360. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Avery Point Lighthouse

• New London Ledge Lighthouse · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• New London Harbor Light · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bluff Point State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ocean Beach Park · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Trumbull · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Griswold · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Groton Monument · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Harkness Memorial State Park · park · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• North Dumpling Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Haley Farm State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Huntington Street Baptist Church · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Williams Memorial Park Historic District · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Morgan Point Lighthouse · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bates Woods Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Coast Guard Memorial Chapel · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lyman Allyn Museum of Art · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Race Rock Light · beach · Suffolk · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Avery Point Lighthouse

Other beaches & coast near Avery Point Lighthouse

• Ocean Beach Park · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Dumpling Lighthouse · beach · Suffolk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Race Rock Light · beach · Suffolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Latimer Reef Light · beach · Suffolk · ~14 km · Must-see
• McCook Park Beach · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Little Gull Island Light · beach · Suffolk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wequetequock Cove · beach · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lynde Point · beach · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~30 km · Must-see
• Orient Beach State Park · beach · Suffolk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bug Light · beach · Suffolk · ~38 km · Must-see

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