Leetes Island
Leetes Island is a hamlet in Town of Guilford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Leetes Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoadley Neck, as well as near Sachem Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leetes Island Cemetery and Bear 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. Bear Island is situated 1½ miles southwest of Leetes Island.
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. Medad Stone Tavern is situated 1½ miles northeast 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
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 2 miles northeast of Leetes Island.
Leetes Island
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Guilford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.26538° or 41° 15′ 55″ northLongitude
-72.71426° or 72° 42′ 51″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87H9778P+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 158844151OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4837674
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