{"id":8740,"date":"2021-04-23T03:42:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T07:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=8740"},"modified":"2022-01-14T07:11:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T12:11:34","slug":"sunrise-long-sands-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=8740","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise at Long Sands Beach \u2013 York Beach, Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8863\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_8863\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 1200px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sunrise-york-beach-me-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8863\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sunrise-york-beach-me-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise at Long Sands Beach i York Beach, Maine.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sunrise-york-beach-me-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sunrise-york-beach-me-1-567x425.jpg 567w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sunrise-york-beach-me-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sunrise-york-beach-me-1-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_8863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Long Sands Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I recently featured a York Beach sunset scene post at the York Beach + New England Cheap Travel Blog but, for today will focus on the opposite end of the day with sunrise at Long Sands Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, many of us like to spend our vacations waking up late but sometimes Mother Nature&#8217;s magnificence inspires rising at the break of day to see the regenerative shine of a new day in the form of a sunrise. Locally, Long Sands Beach seems to possess some of the best sunrises, especially by the ocean and with the waves bobbing up and down as if they were approving this spectacular scene.<\/p>\n<p>This type of sunrise in not just for the birds. Get out and enjoy!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8865\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_8865\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 1200px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-Bird-Beach-Sunrise-Setpember-2022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8865\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-Bird-Beach-Sunrise-Setpember-2022.jpg\" alt=\"A bird enjoying the sunrise at Long Sands Beach. in York, Maine.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-Bird-Beach-Sunrise-Setpember-2022.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-Bird-Beach-Sunrise-Setpember-2022-567x425.jpg 567w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-Bird-Beach-Sunrise-Setpember-2022-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-Bird-Beach-Sunrise-Setpember-2022-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_8865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bird enjoying the sunrise at Long Sands Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I took this photo in September 2021 during our stay at the Grand View Inn Hotel &amp; Cottages, directly across the street from Long Sands Beach. It&#8217;s a terrific, no-frills place to stay with nice, clean rooms, an indoor pool and an ideal location.<\/p>\n<p>May you be blessed by witnessing a sunrise like this while visiting York Beach. Just be sure to wake up early. It&#8217;s worth it!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8866\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_8866\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 1200px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-blue-orange-beach-maine-september.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-blue-orange-beach-maine-september.jpg\" alt=\"A late sunrise at Long Sands Beach, York Beach, Maine.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-blue-orange-beach-maine-september.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-blue-orange-beach-maine-september-567x425.jpg 567w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-blue-orange-beach-maine-september-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/A-blue-orange-beach-maine-september-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_8866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Later at sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the full story on York Beach, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/yorkbeach.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"bookingaff\" data-aid=\"2055810\" data-target_aid=\"2055810\" data-prod=\"map\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"590\" data-lang=\"ualng\" data-dest_id=\"0\" data-dest_type=\"landmark\" data-latitude=\"43.1715426\" data-longitude=\"-70.6089445\" data-landmark_name=\"York Beach, Maine\" data-mwhsb=\"0\" data-address=\"York Beach, York, ME, USA\"><br \/>\n<!-- Anything inside will go away once widget is loaded. --><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.booking.com?aid=2055810\">Booking.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/ins><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    (function(d, sc, u) {\n      var s = d.createElement(sc), p = d.getElementsByTagName(sc)[0];\n      s.type = 'text\/javascript';\n      s.async = true;\n      s.src = u + '?v=' + (+new Date());\n      p.parentNode.insertBefore(s,p);\n      })(document, 'script', '\/\/aff.bstatic.com\/static\/affiliate_base\/js\/flexiproduct.js');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Southern Maine stuff<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/dimillos-portland-maine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waterfront dining and fresh seafood in Portland<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/a seven-foot tall, nine-foot wide, 1,700-pound chocolate moose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Lenny the Chocolate Moose &#8211; a seven-foot tall, nine-foot wide, 1,700-pound chocolate moose &#8212; at this classic candy house<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=4035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watching them make the salt water taffy, then buying the salt water taffy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently featured a York Beach sunset scene post at the York Beach + New England Cheap Travel Blog but, for today will focus on the opposite end of the day with sunrise at Long Sands Beach. 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