East Crib

East Crib is an islet in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. East Crib is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the hamlet Hoadley Neck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Governor Island and The Thimbles.

Governor Island

Island

Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round.

The Thimbles

Island

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut.

Money Island

Islet

Money Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It is named after a legend that Captain Kidd buried his treasure there.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.

Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry.

Branford Point Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Branford Point Historic District is situated 3½ miles west of East Crib.

Branford

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

East Crib

Type: Islet
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.25312° or 41° 15′ 11″ north

Longitude

-72.75274° or 72° 45′ 10″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87H9763W+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 219564009

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4833309

Wikidata ID

Q31825302

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“East Crib” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “East Crib”

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