Madison Reef

Madison Reef is a series of submerged rock shoals about 1.65 miles long and one mile offshore of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is between four and seventeen feet deep, and separated by channels of deeper water.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gull Rock and Allis-Bushnell House.

Gull Rock

Islet

Gull Rock is a small rock ledge 542 feet off the coast of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is 883 square feet in size and made of glacial granite.

Allis-Bushnell House

Museum

Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Allis-Bushnell House is a historic house at 853 Boston Post Road U.S. Route 1 in Madison, Connecticut. It was built in 1785 and in 1982, was placed into the National Register of Historic Places.

Deacon John Grave House

Museum

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The Deacon John Grave House, located at 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, Connecticut, is a saltbox house that was built by Deacon John Grave in 1681. The Grave family lived in the house for 300 years.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madison and Clinton.

Madison

Photo: Stc leo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Madison is a town in New Haven County of Connecticut. It is in the central part of the Connecticut shoreline. The population of Madison was around 18,000 as of 2014. Much of Madison is known for its pricey, historical homes and its miles of beach.

Clinton

Photo: Jeff Bellinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clinton is a Connecticut center shoreline town between the Greater New Haven and Connecticut River Valley regions.

Guilford

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Madison Reef

Type: Bar
Description: reef offshore of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Categories: char and landform
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.25982° or 41° 15′ 35″ north

Longitude

-72.60204° or 72° 36′ 7″ west

Open location code

87H9795X+W5

GeoNames ID

4838124

Wikidata ID

Q27963450

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In Other Languages

“Madison Reef” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Madison Reef”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tuxis Island and Gull Rock.

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