Goose Rocks Shoals
Goose Rocks Shoals is a bar in Connecticut, New England. Goose Rocks Shoals is situated nearby to the hamlet Sachem Head, as well as near Hoadley Neck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Pumpkin Island and Bear Island.
Little Pumpkin Island
Island
Little Pumpkin Island is an island in the Thimble Islands archipelago. It was named because the owner entered a pumpkin-growing contest for the biggest pumpkin, but ended up rearing the smallest of the entries.
Bear Island
Islet
Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty.
Johnson Island
Islet
Mother-in-Law Island is an island in the Thimble Islands group, part of the Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District on Long Island Sound in Branford, Connecticut. Johnson Island is situated 1½ miles west of Goose Rocks Shoals.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Guilford.
Stony Creek
Suburb
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Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry. Stony Creek is situated 2½ miles northwest of Goose Rocks Shoals.
Guilford
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.
Guilford Historic Town Center
Locality
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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, south to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 3½ miles northeast of Goose Rocks Shoals.
Goose Rocks Shoals
- Type: Bar
- Category: landform
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.24315° or 41° 14′ 35″ northLongitude
-72.71982° or 72° 43′ 11″ westOpen location code
87H967VJ+73GeoNames ID
4835122
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Localities in the Area
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