Lighthouse Point
Lighthouse Point is a cape in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Lighthouse Point is situated nearby to the village Morris Cove, as well as near Momauguin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Five Mile Point Light and Lighthouse Point Carousel.
Five Mile Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Cbarneby, Public domain.
Five Mile Point Light, also known as Five Mile Point Lighthouse or Old New Haven Harbor Lighthouse, is a U.S. lighthouse in Long Island Sound on the coast of New Haven, Connecticut.
Lighthouse Point Carousel
Building
Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lighthouse Point Carousel is located in the East Shore section of New Haven, Connecticut in Lighthouse Point Park. The carousel was built about 1905, and is one of a shrinking number of early 20th-century carousels left in the state, featuring the carvings of Charles Looff and Charles Carmel.
Lighthouse Point Park
Park
Photo: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lighthouse Point Park is a park in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, that is operated as a New Haven city park. The 82-acre park is located at the eastern point of New Haven Harbor in the East Shore neighborhood, and affords a view of Downtown New Haven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morris Cove Historic District and East Shore.
Morris Cove Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century.
East Shore
Neighborhood
East Shore is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The East Shore contains the Morris Cove Historic District. Its name is derived from its geographic location on the east side of New Haven Harbor.
East Haven
Photo: Kathyradziunas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Haven is a town in Connecticut three minutes' drive from New Haven and 35 miles from Hartford. It is part of the Greater New Haven area, founded in 1683.
Lighthouse Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “East Lands End”, “Five Mile Point”, “Five-mile Point”, “Morns Point”, and “South End Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.24731° or 41° 14′ 50″ northLongitude
-72.90422° or 72° 54′ 15″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87H963WW+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7525199675OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4837736
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