First Encounter Beach
About
First Encounter Beach is a public ocean beach in Eastham, Massachusetts, about a mile from North Eastham. The Town of Eastham Recreation and Beach Department manages it. Summer is the warmest time for a beach day. Typical averages from the nearby Chatham airport weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 64°F, and June and September both average highs around 71°F. Several short walks lie within a few miles. Red Maple Swamp Trail and Nauset Marsh Trail are each about 2 miles away, and Fort Hill Trail is about 2.2 miles off. Nauset MiddleSchool Boulder offers climbing roughly 2.7 miles away.
Location
First Encounter Beach
Massachusetts
Data: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Coast Guide Online. Source metadata · Official page
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–79°F and lows of 47–64°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Chatham Muni Ap, MA weather station, 9.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan39° high26° low
- Feb40° high26° low
- Mar44° high31° low
- Apr52° high39° low
- May62° high48° low
- Jun71° high57° low
- Jul79° high64° low
- Aug78° high64° low
- Sep71° high58° low
- Oct61° high47° low
- Nov52° high39° low
- Dec44° high31° low
Where it is
- First Encounter Beach · Public land
- Nearest town
- North Eastham, Massachusetts · 1 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Red Maple Swamp TrailHiking2 mi
- Nauset Marsh TrailHiking2 mi
- Buttonbush TrailHiking2.2 mi
- Fort Hill TrailHiking2.2 mi
- Nauset MiddleSchool BoulderRock climbing2.7 mi
- Le Count Beach HouseCamping7.3 mi
- Sunrise HouseCamping7.5 mi
- Ocean View HouseCamping7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
