Giants Neck

Giants Neck is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Giants Neck is situated nearby to the neighborhood Attawan Beach, as well as near the hamlet South Lyme.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rocky Neck State Park and York Correctional Institution.

Rocky Neck State Park

Nature reserve

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Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 710 acres on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The park encompasses a white sand beach and small boardwalk, tidal river, a broad salt marsh, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s.

York Correctional Institution

Prison

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum.

Thomas Lee House

Building

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The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut, built around 1660.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and East Lyme.

Niantic

Suburb

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Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound. Niantic is situated 2½ miles northeast of Giants Neck.

East Lyme

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East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 18,693 at the 2020 census. The villages of Niantic and Flanders are located in the town.

Oswegatchie Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River, and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living. Oswegatchie Historic District is situated 4 miles northeast of Giants Neck.

Giants Neck

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Giant Neck”, “Grant Neck”, and “Grants Neck”
Category: landform
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.30565° or 41° 18′ 20″ north

Longitude

-72.2323° or 72° 13′ 56″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

87H98Q49+73

GeoNames ID

4834952

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