Mumford Point

Mumford Point is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Mumford Point is situated nearby to the suburb Groton Long Point, as well as near the neighborhood Midway.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avery Point Light and North Dumpling Island.

Avery Point Light

Lighthouse

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Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is located in Groton, Connecticut, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. The lighthouse was built in March 1943, but it was not illuminated until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion during World War 2. Avery Point Light is situated 2 miles west of Mumford Point.

North Dumpling Island

Islet

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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. North Dumpling Island is situated 2 miles south of Mumford Point.

Haley Farm State Park

Nature reserve

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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. Haley Farm State Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mumford Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groton Long Point and Poquonock Bridge.

Groton Long Point

Suburb

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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.

Poquonock Bridge

Village

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Poquonock Bridge is a census-designated place and village in the town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2020 census. Poquonock Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Mumford Point.

Noank Historic District

Neighborhood

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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 Historic District is situated 2½ miles east of Mumford Point.

Mumford Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Bluff Point” and “Fishing Rocks Point”
Category: landform
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.3126° or 41° 18′ 45″ north

Longitude

-72.0298° or 72° 1′ 47″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87H98X7C+23

GeoNames ID

4839109

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