New Haven Harbor

New Haven Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Centered on the city of New Haven, the state's third largest, it was carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago.

Type: Bay
Description: Port in Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Fair Haven Harbor”
Address: CT

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nathan Hale and Saint Bernadette Catholic School.

Fort Nathan Hale

Park

Photo: 2112guy, Public domain.

Fort Nathan Hale, also known as Fort Hale Park, Black Rock, is a 20-acre city park located on the east shore of New Haven Harbor in New Haven, Connecticut.

Saint Bernadette Catholic School

Church

Saint Bernadette School is a private, Catholic elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It was founded in 1956 and is merged with Saint Bernadette Catholic Church.

Sound School

School

Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sound School is a regional vocational aquaculture center situated in the City Point neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Point and East Shore.

City Point

Hamlet

Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.

City Point is an area in what is now The Hill Neighborhood of the City of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the Southwestern portion of the City. The City Point area was, when settled and through the 18th century, a relatively narrow peninsula extending south into New Haven Harbor, located where the West River empties into the harbor.

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.

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.

New Haven Harbor

Categories: bight and body of water
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.27343° or 41° 16′ 24″ north

Longitude

-72.9176° or 72° 55′ 3″ west

Open location code

87H973FJ+9X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368389499

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

4839381

Wikidata ID

Q7008521

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Satellite Map

Discover New Haven Harbor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Slovenian—“New Haven Harbor” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “New Haven Harbor”
Chinese: “紐哈芬港”
Slovenian: “New Haven Harbor”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as City Point Historic District and Oyster Point Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandy Point Dike and Black Rock Fort.

Connecticut: Must-Visit Destinations

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