Babb’s Beach
Babb's Beach is a municipal public recreation area located at 435 Babbs Rd. in Suffield, Connecticut. It is the former site of what was known as Babb's Beach Amusement Park, a small amusement park that was active in the first half of the 20th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: historic former amusement park in Suffield, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as: “Babb’s Beach Recreation Area” and “Babbs Beach Recreation Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Babbs Beach and West Suffield Mountain.
West Suffield Mountain
Peak
West Suffield Mountain, est. 710 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located between the Berkshires and the Connecticut River Valley in north-central Connecticut. West Suffield Mountain is situated 2½ miles southeast of Babb’s Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwick and Hastings Hill Historic District.
Southwick
Town
Southwick is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,232 at the 2020 census, down from 9,502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Southwick is situated 2 miles northwest of Babb’s Beach.
Hastings Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
The Hastings Hill Historic District encompasses a rural crossroads settlement of the early 19th century at the junction of Spruce Street, Hill Street, and Russell Avenue in Suffield, Connecticut. Hastings Hill Historic District is situated 4 miles east of Babb’s Beach.
Feeding Hills
Village
Feeding Hills is a section of the city of Agawam, Massachusetts, United States, with its own ZIP Code and post office. Line Street in Agawam is generally accepted by residents as being the unofficial border. Feeding Hills is situated 4½ miles northeast of Babb’s Beach.
Babb’s Beach
- Categories: amusement park and recreation area
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.03014° or 42° 1′ 49″ northLongitude
-72.75075° or 72° 45′ 3″ westElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
87J926JX+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 43438191OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Babb’s Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Babbs Beach Recreation Area”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بابس بياتش”
- Spanish: “Playa Babb”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Berkshire and Ebbs Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Town Of Suffield (Babb’s Road) and Suffield Wildlife Management Area.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Babb’s Beach”. Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.