Mumford Cove

Mumford Cove is a private association in Southeastern Connecticut located adjacent to Groton Long Point, bordered by Noank Connecticut Haley's Farm nature preserve, Palmer's Cove, and Fisher's Island Sound.

Type: Bay
Description: human settlement in Groton, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “East Cove” and “Straight Cove”
Address: CT

Places of Interest

Highlights include Haley Farm State Park and Morgan Point Lighthouse.

Haley Farm State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haley Farm State Park is a public recreation area that preserves Colonial-era farmland as open space in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The site of the state park once formed part of the lands granted to Governor John Winthrop and later became a dairy farm.

Morgan Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Rhvanwinkle, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Morgan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Noank, Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Mystic River.

North Dumpling Island

Islet

Photo: DoorFrame, Public domain.

North Dumpling Island is a two-acre island in Fishers Island Sound of Long Island Sound, one mi off the coast of Connecticut, south of Groton, within the territory of the town of Southold on Long Island in New York State.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton Long Point and Noank Historic District.

Groton Long Point

Suburb

Photo: Philcomanforterie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Groton Long Point is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census.

Noank Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork.

Noank

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering, and boatbuilding.

Mumford Cove

Categories: neighborhood, unincorporated community, bight, and body of water
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31954° or 41° 19′ 10″ north

Longitude

-72.01896° or 72° 1′ 8″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87H98X9J+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368389521

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

4839108

Wikidata ID

Q6935394

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Irish—“Mumford Cove” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mumford Cove”
Dutch: “Mumford Cove”
German: “Mumford Cove”
Irish: “Mumford Cove”

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