First Encounter Beach in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.8229, -70.0036
- Elevation
- 7 m above sea level
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 679 km away
What time is it in First Encounter Beach, Massachusetts, United States
The local time in First Encounter Beach, Massachusetts, United States — in the America/New_York time zone (−4) — is shown on this page.
First Encounter Beach, United States
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in First Encounter Beach
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in First Encounter Beach.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:12 AM Solar noon 12:25 PM Sunset 5:37 PM Daylight 10 h 25 min Night 13 h 35 min Civil twilight 6:43 AM – 6:06 PM
Weather in First Encounter Beach right now
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First Encounter Beach and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02651 North Eastham — 1.8 km away
- 02642 Eastham — 2.5 km away
- 02653 Orleans — 5.2 km away
- 02643 East Orleans — 5.5 km away
- 02662 South Orleans — 7.5 km away
- 02631 Brewster — 9.9 km away
- 02663 South Wellfleet — 10.6 km away
- 02667 Wellfleet — 11.9 km away
- 02650 North Chatham — 13.7 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Massachusetts
- Boston 653 833
- South Boston 571 281
- Worcester 206 518
- Springfield 154 341
- Lowell 110 699
- Cambridge 110 402
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Kingsbury Beach — 1.6 km
- Thumpertown Beach — 2.3 km
- Eastham — 2.6 km
- Rock Harbor — 2.8 km
- Campground Landing — 3.3 km
- Namskaket — 3.6 km
First Encounter Beach: clock, sun and surroundings
Set your clock for First Encounter Beach and it will also be right in Kingsbury Beach and Thumpertown Beach.
9 postal codes are in use across First Encounter Beach.
First Encounter Beach falls within America/New_York, which places it UTC−4 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: Yes.
The day begins at First Encounter Beach with sunrise at 7:12 AM and ends with sunset at 5:37 PM. Daylight totals 10 h 25 min.
Questions and answers
- How is the time zone for First Encounter Beach identified?
- The time zone for First Encounter Beach is identified as America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does First Encounter Beach switch to summer time during the year?
- Daylight saving time observed in First Encounter Beach: Yes.
- At what hour does the sun set in First Encounter Beach?
- At 5:37 PM.