Middle Rock

Middle Rock is an islet in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Middle Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood Neptune Park, as well as near Ridgewood.

Type: Islet
Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Lobster Rocks”

Places of Interest

Highlights include New London Ledge Lighthouse and New London Harbor Lighthouse.

New London Ledge Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Moondancedryad, CC BY-SA 3.0.

New London Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Thames River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, at the mouth of New London Harbor. It was built in 1909 in the Second Empire style and was automated in 1987.

New London Harbor Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Russ, CC BY 2.0.

New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse.

Harkness Memorial State Park

Building

Photo: PostMan1107, CC BY 2.5.

Harkness Memorial State Park is a historic preservation area located on Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut. The state park's 304 acres center around Eolia, a 42-room Renaissance Revival mansion with formal gardens and greenhouses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartford Colony and Montauk Avenue Historic District.

Hartford Colony

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hartford Colony is a historic district on the coast of Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut, which was developed as a summer resort area for the wealthy and elite of Hartford. Hartford Colony is situated 2 miles west of Middle Rock.

Montauk Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

The Montauk Avenue Historic District encompasses a residential area of New London, Connecticut that was a planned subdivision developed in the early 20th century as a "streetcar suburb". Montauk Avenue Historic District is situated 2½ miles north of Middle Rock.