Great Neck

Great Neck is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Great Neck is situated nearby to the neighborhood Montauk Avenue Historic District, as well as near Ridgewood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Trumbull and New London Harbor Lighthouse.

Fort Trumbull

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fort Trumbull is a massive granite fort near the mouth of the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, managed as Fort Trumbull State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Fort Trumbull is situated 1½ miles northeast of Great Neck.

New London Harbor Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Russ, CC BY 2.0.

New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse. New London Harbor Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles southeast of Great Neck.

Garde Arts Center

Arts center

Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Garde Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts center and cinema located at 325 State Street at the corner of Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut. Garde Arts Center is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Neck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montauk Avenue Historic District and Waterford.

Montauk Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

The Montauk Avenue Historic District encompasses a residential area of New London, Connecticut that was a planned subdivision developed in the early 20th century as a "streetcar suburb".

Waterford

Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Waterford is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Waterford, Ireland. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Jordan Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jordan is a village in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States and the historic center of the town. It was named after the Jordan River. The village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Jordan Village Historic District in 1990. Jordan Village is situated 1½ miles northwest of Great Neck.

Great Neck

Type: Cape
Also known as: “B Goshen”, “Magonck”, and “Magunk”
Category: landform
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.32843° or 41° 19′ 42″ north

Longitude

-72.11619° or 72° 6′ 58″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

87H98VHM+9G

GeoNames ID

4835317

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