Giants Neck Beach

Giants Neck Beach is a beach in East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Giants Neck Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Attawan Beach, as well as near Black Point Beach Club.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rocky Neck State Park and McCook Park Beach.

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.

McCook Park Beach

Beach

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McCook Point is a public park and beach located in the village of Niantic in the town of East Lyme. It adjoins the town's Hole in the Wall Beach to its east and the private Crescent Beach to its west. McCook Park Beach is situated 2 miles northeast of Giants Neck Beach.

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. York Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles north of Giants Neck Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and Oswegatchie Historic District.

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 Beach.

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 4½ miles northeast of Giants Neck Beach.

Hartford Colony

Neighborhood

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The Hartford Colony is a historic district on the coast of Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut, which was developed as a summer resort area for the wealthy and elite of Hartford. Hartford Colony is situated 4½ miles east of Giants Neck Beach.

Giants Neck Beach

Type: Beach
Description: beach in New London County, Connecticut, United States
Category: landform
Location: East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Mystic-Eastern, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.29828° or 41° 17′ 54″ north

Longitude

-72.22921° or 72° 13′ 45″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87H97QXC+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1087004085

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

4834953

Wikidata ID

Q31810928

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