East Rock
East Rock of south-central Connecticut, United States, with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the neighborhood of East Rock on the north side of the city of New Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 328 feet
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Sachem Mount” and “Sagamore Mount”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument and East Rock Park.
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
Monument
Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a war memorial located on the 366-foot summit of East Rock in New Haven, Connecticut. It is visible for miles from the surrounding area and Long Island Sound.
East Rock Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
East Rock Park is a park in the city of New Haven and the town of Hamden, Connecticut, that is operated as a New Haven city park. The park surrounds and includes the mountainous ridge named East Rock and was developed with naturalistic landscaping.
Eli Whitney Museum
Museum
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eli Whitney Museum, in Hamden, Connecticut, is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. The museum's main building is located on a portion of the Eli Whitney Gun Factory site, a gun factory erected by Eli Whitney in 1798.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitney Avenue Historic District and East Rock.
Whitney Avenue Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
East Rock
Suburb
Photo: EmiriF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Rock is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, named for nearby East Rock, a prominent trap rock ridge. The area is home to a large group of Yale students, staff, and faculty, as well as many young professionals and families.
Prospect Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.
The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.
East Rock
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.32711° or 41° 19′ 38″ northLongitude
-72.90433° or 72° 54′ 16″ westElevation
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
87H983GW+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 359262702OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“East Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “East Rock”
- Dutch: “East Rock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ياسانت روك”
- French: “East Rock”
- Japanese: “イースト・ロック”
- Ladin: “East Rock”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “East Rock”. Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.