Town of East Lyme

East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 18,693 at the 2020 census. The villages of Niantic and Flanders are located in the town.

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Lyme High School and York Correctional Institution.

East Lyme High School

School

East Lyme High School is a 9-12 high school in the Flanders Village region of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The school serves students from the towns of East Lyme and Salem, Connecticut.

York Correctional Institution

Prison

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum. York Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles south of Town of East Lyme.

Thomas Lee House

Building

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The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut, built around 1660. Thomas Lee House is situated 2½ miles south of Town of East Lyme.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and Oswegatchie Historic District.

Niantic

Suburb

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Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound. Niantic is situated 3 miles southeast of Town of East Lyme.

Oswegatchie Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River, and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living. Oswegatchie Historic District is situated 2½ miles east of Town of East Lyme.

Town of East Lyme

Type: Locality with 19,300 residents
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.3556° or 41° 21′ 20″ north

Longitude

-72.2316° or 72° 13′ 54″ west

Population

19,300

Elevation

187 feet (57 metres)

United Nations Location Code

US EAY

Open location code

87H99Q49+69

GeoNames ID

4833475

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