Harrison Point
Harrison Point is a cape in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Harrison Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoadley Neck, as well as near Leetes Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bear Island and Little Pumpkin Island.
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.
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.
Davis Island
Island
Davis Island, one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, was the site of President William Howard Taft's "Summer White House".
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.
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.
Harrison Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Harrison’s Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.25744° or 41° 15′ 27″ northLongitude
-72.72737° or 72° 43′ 39″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87H9774F+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 7524814070OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4835775
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