Plum Island Beach (The Point)
About
Plum Island Beach (The Point) is a public ocean beach in Massachusetts, managed by the City of Newburyport. The nearest town is Salisbury, about 2 miles away. Summer brings the warmest beach weather, with typical July highs around 83°F and lows near 62°F, based on long-term averages from a nearby weather station in Groveland. September stays milder, with typical highs around 73°F and fewer wet days than most of the year. For time off the sand, the Barton-Humphreys Trail lies about 3.4 miles away and the High Rock Trail about 3.8 miles. A little farther out are the Hellcat Boardwalk Trail, roughly 5 miles away, and Scotland Boulder, also known as Haystack Boulder, a climbing area about 6 miles off.
Location
Plum Island Beach (The Point)
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 62–83°F and lows of 40–62°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Groveland, MA weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan35° high17° low8 days with snow
- Feb38° high19° low7 days with snow
- Mar46° high26° low5 days with snow
- Apr58° high36° low1 days with snow
- May69° high46° low
- Jun78° high56° low
- Jul83° high62° low
- Aug81° high60° low
- Sep73° high52° low
- Oct62° high40° low
- Nov51° high32° low2 days with snow
- Dec41° high23° low5 days with snow
Nearby
- Barton-Humphreys TrailHiking3.4 mi
- High Rock TrailHiking3.8 mi
- Cooper North Pasture Preserve TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Randal J. Millen Nature TrailHiking4.8 mi
- Marlene Schroeder Nature TrailHiking5 mi
- Little River Nature TrailHiking5.1 mi
- Hellcat Boardwalk TrailHiking5.2 mi
- Scotland Boulder aka Haystack BoulderRock climbing6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
