Joshua Cove
Joshua Cove is a bay in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Joshua Cove is situated nearby to the hamlet Leetes Island, as well as near Sachem Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Great Harbour”
- Address: CT
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.
Medad Stone Tavern
Museum
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The Medad Stone Tavern is a historic house museum at 191 Three Mile Course in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1803 but never actually used as a tavern, it is well-preserved example of early 19th-century Federal period architecture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guilford and Guilford Historic Town Center.
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.
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.
Joshua Cove
Latitude
41.25621° or 41° 15′ 22″ northLongitude
-72.70732° or 72° 42′ 26″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H9774V+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 368389476OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4837120
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