Horseshoe Reef

Horseshoe Reef is a bar in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Horseshoe Reef is situated nearby to the suburb Groton Long Point, as well as near the neighborhood Noank Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Dumpling Island and Dumpling Light.

North Dumpling Island

Islet

Photo: DoorFrame, Public domain.

North Dumpling Island is a two-acre island in Fishers Island Sound of Long Island Sound, one mi off the coast of Connecticut, south of Groton, within the territory of the town of Southold on Long Island in New York State.

Dumpling Light

Lighthouse

North Dumpling Light is a lighthouse on North Dumpling Island in Long Island Sound off Fishers Island, New York, United States. It was constructed in 1849, rebuilt in 1871, and deactivated in 1959, with the aid to navigation being moved to an automated metal tower placed nearby.

Avery Point Light

Lighthouse

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

Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is located in Groton, Connecticut, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. The lighthouse was built in March 1943, but it was not illuminated until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion during World War 2. Avery Point Light is situated 2 miles west of Horseshoe Reef.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton Long Point and Noank Historic District.

Groton Long Point

Suburb

Photo: Philcomanforterie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Groton Long Point is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census.

Noank Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork. Noank Historic District is situated 2 miles northeast of Horseshoe Reef.

Noank

Suburb

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Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering, and boatbuilding. Noank is situated 2½ miles northeast of Horseshoe Reef.

Horseshoe Reef

Type: Bar
Also known as: “Mumford Reef”
Categories: char and landform
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.30732° or 41° 18′ 26″ north

Longitude

-72.02507° or 72° 1′ 30″ west

Open location code

87H98X4F+WX

GeoNames ID

4836354

Wikidata ID

Q31824928

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In Other Languages

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Cebuano: “Horseshoe Reef”

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