Farm River
Farm River is a south-flowing river located entirely within the U.S. state of Connecticut. Because it begins as freshwater in its northern reaches and flows into tidal salt water at Long Island Sound, Farm River is by definition an estuary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: River
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Beaver River”, “Deborah River”, “Deborah’s Stream”, “East Haven River”, “Foxon River”, “Great River”, “Ironworks River”, “Mainnuntaquck”, “Moe River”, “Muddy River”, “Scotch Cap River”, “Stony River”, and “Tapamshasick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shore Line Trolley Museum and Beacon Hill.
Shore Line Trolley Museum
Museum
Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
East Haven Green Historic District
Park
Photo: Dep369, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Kathyradziunas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Farm River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.27474° or 41° 16′ 29″ northLongitude
-72.86199° or 72° 51′ 43″ westOpen location code
87H974FQ+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 610335624OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Farm River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Farm”
- Cebuano: “Farm River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Connecticut)”
- Cebuano: “Farm River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Farm”
- Venetian: “Farm”
- Welsh: “Afon Farm”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Branford Hills and Short Beach Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Christ and the Epiphany Church and East Lawn Cemetery.
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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 “Farm River”. Photo: 5ju989nfhs50, CC BY 3.0.