East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area
East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area is situated near the hamlet Branford Hills, as well as near the neighborhood Short Beach Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights: Beacon Hill and Shore Line Trolley Museum.
Beacon Hill
Peak
Beacon Hill, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound.
Shore Line Trolley Museum
Museum
The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States.
East Haven Green Historic District
Park
The East Haven Green is the town green of the New England town of East Haven, Connecticut. It is bounded by River Street, Hemingway Avenue, Main Street, and Park Place and is the focal point of the East Haven Green Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Haven and Short Beach.
East Haven
East Haven is a town in Connecticut three minutes' drive from New Haven and 35 miles from Hartford. It is part of the Greater New Haven area, founded in 1683.Short Beach
Suburb
Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut, United States. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, The Center, Pine Orchard, Stony Creek, Indian Neck, and Brushy Hill.
Morris Cove Historic District
Neighborhood
The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century.
East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Categories: park, wetland, and recreation area
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.26844° or 41° 16′ 6″ north
Longitude
-72.86249° or 72° 51′ 45″ west
Elevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)
Open location code
87H9749Q+92
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Branford Hills and Short Beach Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Farm River and Gillis Field.
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