East Rock Park
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include East Rock and Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.
East Rock
Peak
Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.
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.
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.
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 Park
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in New Haven, United States of America
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.32981° or 41° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
-72.90454° or 72° 54′ 16″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
87H983HW+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 43437525OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“East Rock Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “East Rock Park”
- Chinese: “東岩公園”
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