Morgan Point
Morgan Point is a cape in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Morgan Point is situated nearby to the hamlet South End, as well as near the village Morris Cove.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Five Mile Point Light and Lighthouse Point Park.
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.
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.
Southwest Ledge Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Short Beach
Suburb
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut, United States. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, The Center, Pine Orchard, Stony Creek, Indian Neck, and Brushy Hill.
Morgan Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Lighthouse Point”, “Mamaugin Point”, “Morgan’s Point”, and “South Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.24219° or 41° 14′ 32″ northLongitude
-72.89354° or 72° 53′ 37″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87H964R4+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7525199676OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4838944
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