Luddington Rock Breakwater
Luddington Rock Breakwater is a breakwater in Connecticut, New England. Luddington Rock Breakwater is situated nearby to Lighthouse Point Park, as well as near the neighborhood Morris Cove Historic District.- Type: Breakwater
- Description: dam in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “New Haven Midde Breakwater”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southwest Ledge Lighthouse and Five Mile Point Light.
Southwest Ledge Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Southwest Ledge Light is an active lighthouse marking the main entrance channel to the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut. Completed in 1877, it was one of the first to be built on a cylindrical iron foundation, an innovation by Maj. Southwest Ledge Lighthouse is situated 1 mile northeast of Luddington Rock Breakwater.
Five Mile Point Light
Lighthouse
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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. Five Mile Point Light is situated 2 miles northeast of Luddington Rock Breakwater.
Lighthouse Point Park
Park
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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. Lighthouse Point Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Luddington Rock Breakwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morris Cove Historic District and West Haven.
Morris Cove Historic District
Neighborhood
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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. Morris Cove Historic District is situated 3 miles northeast of Luddington Rock Breakwater.
West Haven
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
West Haven is a city in Greater New Haven. It is not a common tourist destination and is probably best known for its proximity to New Haven and Yale University.
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 Shore is situated 3½ miles northeast of Luddington Rock Breakwater.
Luddington Rock Breakwater
- Category: dam
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.22787° or 41° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
-72.92957° or 72° 55′ 47″ westOpen location code
87H963HC+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 40895921OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwaterGeoNames ID
4838050Wikidata ID
Q31806628
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In Other Languages
“Luddington Rock Breakwater” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Luddington Rock Breakwater”
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