Gardiner Point
Gardiner Point is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Gardiner Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Midway, as well as near the suburb Groton Long Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Haley Farm State Park and Avery Point Light.
Haley Farm State Park
Nature reserve
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Haley Farm State Park is a public recreation area that preserves Colonial-era farmland as open space in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The site of the state park once formed part of the lands granted to Governor John Winthrop and later became a dairy farm.
Avery Point Light
Lighthouse
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Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is located in Groton, Connecticut, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. The lighthouse was built in March 1943, but it was not illuminated until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion during World War 2. Avery Point Light is situated 2 miles west of Gardiner Point.
Morgan Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Morgan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Noank, Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Mystic River. Morgan Point Lighthouse is situated 2 miles east of Gardiner Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groton Long Point and Poquonock Bridge.
Groton Long Point
Suburb
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Groton Long Point is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census.
Poquonock Bridge
Village
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Poquonock Bridge is a census-designated place and village in the town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2020 census.
Groton
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Groton is a town in New London County, Connecticut, located on the Thames River. It is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy.
Gardiner Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Gardner Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.32482° or 41° 19′ 29″ northLongitude
-72.02896° or 72° 1′ 44″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
87H98XFC+WCGeoNames ID
4834867
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