Fayerweather Point

Fayerweather Point is a cape in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. Fayerweather Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Schoonhoven Park, as well as near Grover Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Black Rock Harbor Light and Fayerweather Island.

Black Rock Harbor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Jmob, CC BY 2.5.

Black Rock Harbor Light, also known as Fayerweather Island Light, is a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States which stands on the south end of Fayerweather Island and marks the entrance to Black Rock Harbor.

Fayerweather Island

Islet

Photo: LEONARDO DASILVA, CC BY 3.0.

Fayerweather Island is a 7+1⁄2-acre land mass in Long Island Sound. Part of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, it is located south of the city's Seaside Park.

St. Ann Church

Church

St. Ann Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Rock Historic District and Black Rock Gardens Historic District.

Black Rock Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Black Rock Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Black Rock Gardens Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Black Rock Gardens Historic District is a historic district in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It encompasses a small residential development built between 1916 and 1920 to provide housing for workers in war-related industries in the city.

Black Rock

Photo: Markvs88, Public domain.

Black Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It borders Fairfield and the Ash Creek tidal estuary on the west, the West Side/West End of Bridgeport on the north and east, and Black Rock Harbor and Long Island Sound on the south.

Fayerweather Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Fairweather Point”
Category: landform
Location: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.14176° or 41° 8′ 30″ north

Longitude

-73.21678° or 73° 13′ 0″ west

Elevation

-10 feet (-3 metres)

Open location code

87H84QRM+P7

GeoNames ID

4834296

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Schoonhoven Park and Grover Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Point Rocks and Black Rock Reach.

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