East Rock Park

East Rock Park is a park in the city of and the town of , that is operated as a New Haven city park. The park surrounds and includes the mountainous ridge named and was developed with naturalistic landscaping.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include East Rock and Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.

Peak
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of south-central , United States, with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the on the north side of the city of .

Monument
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The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a located on the 366-foot summit of in . It is visible for miles from the surrounding area and .

Museum
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The , in , , 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.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of . 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.

Suburb
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is a in the city of , , named for nearby , 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.

Neighborhood
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The is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre historic district in . The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.

East Rock Park

Latitude
41.32981° or 41° 19′ 47″ north
Longitude
-72.90454° or 72° 54′ 16″ west
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Open location code
87H983HW+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43437525
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4833551
Wiki­data ID
Q5329297
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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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