Griffins Pond

Griffins Pond is in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Griffins Pond is situated nearby to the village Pine Orchard, as well as near the suburb Stony Creek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogers Island and Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District.

Rogers Island

Islet

Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands. Rogers Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Griffins Pond.

Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.

Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library

Library

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford.

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 1½ miles southeast of Griffins Pond.

Branford

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

Branford Center

Neighborhood

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Branford Center is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Branford, Connecticut, United States. The CDP encompasses the traditional town center area and the area known as Branford Point. Branford Center is situated 2 miles west of Griffins Pond.

Griffins Pond

Type: Body of water
Also known as: “Griffin Pond”
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.27941° or 41° 16′ 46″ north

Longitude

-72.77508° or 72° 46′ 30″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87H976HF+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1126690235

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

4835434

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