Leetes Island

Leetes Island is a cape in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Leetes Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoadley Neck, as well as near Sachem Head.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Leetes Island Cemetery and Bear Island.

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. Little Pumpkin Island is situated 1½ miles southwest of Leetes Island.

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. Stony Creek is situated 2 miles west of Leetes Island.

Guilford

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Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It 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. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 2½ miles northeast of Leetes Island.

Leetes Island

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Great Island”, “Leete Island”, and “Leete’s Island”
Category: landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2626° or 41° 15′ 45″ north

Longitude

-72.71621° or 72° 42′ 58″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87H9777M+2G

GeoNames ID

4837673

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