Juniper Point

Juniper Point is a cape in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Juniper Point 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.

Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District

Park

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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.

Governor Island

Island

Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round.

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.

Branford

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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

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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 2½ miles west of Juniper Point.

Juniper Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.26537° or 41° 15′ 55″ north

Longitude

-72.7676° or 72° 46′ 3″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87H9768J+4X

GeoNames ID

4837143

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