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Niantic

Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of . The population was 3,114 at the 2010 census. It is located on ; the in is visible on the bay's eastern horizon, and Rocky Neck State Park is also located in the area.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,110 residents
  • Description: census-designated place and village in East Lyme, Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “Nehantic”, “Nehantucket”, and “Niantic, Connecticut”
  • Postal code: 06357

Places of Interest

Highlights include McCook Park Beach and Niantic River Bridge.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
McCook Point is a public park and beach located in the village of Niantic in the town of East Lyme. It adjoins the town's Hole in the Wall Beach to its east and the private Crescent Beach to its west.

Bridge
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, also known as Amtrak Bascule Bridge No. 116.74, is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the between and .

Power station
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The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is the only nuclear power plant in , United States, and the only multi-unit nuclear plant in . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Niantic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oswegatchie Historic District and Graniteville Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the town of , United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal , and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living. is situated 2 miles north of Niantic.

Neighborhood
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The is a mainly residential historic district in , United States. It is ranged along Rope Ferry Road, near granite quarries that were once a major industry in the town. is situated 2 miles east of Niantic.

Neighborhood
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Jordan is a village in the town of , United States and the historic center of the town. It was named after the . The village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Historic District in 1990. is situated 3 miles east of Niantic.

Niantic

Latitude
41.32461° or 41° 19′ 29″ north
Longitude
-72.1926° or 72° 11′ 33″ west
Population
3,110
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US NII
Open location code
87H98RF4+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158800459
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4839521
Wiki­data ID
Q754850
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Niantic” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيانتك”
  • Armenian: “Նիանթիք”
  • Basque: “Niantic”
  • Catalan: “Niantic”
  • Cebuano: “Niantic”
  • Chechen: “Наянтик”
  • Chinese: “Niantic”
  • Chinese: “尼安蒂克”
  • Dutch: “Niantic”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نيانتك”
  • French: “Niantic”
  • German: “Niantic”
  • Gilaki: “نیانتیک (کنتيکت)”
  • Gilaki: “نیانتیک”
  • Hungarian: “Niantic”
  • Italian: “Niantic”
  • Ladin: “Niantic”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Niantic”
  • Newari: “नायान्टिक, कनेक्टिकट”
  • Newari: “नायान्टिक”
  • Persian: “نیانتیک، کنتیکت”
  • Persian: “نیانتیک”
  • Polish: “Niantic”
  • Russian: “Найантик”
  • Serbian: “Најантик”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Niantic, Connecticut”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Niantic”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نیانتیک، کنتیکت”
  • Spanish: “Niantic”
  • Tatar: “Наянтик”
  • Turkish: “Niantic”
  • Ukrainian: “Наянтік”
  • Uzbek: “Niantic”
  • Uzbek: “Ниантиc”
  • Volapük: “Niantic”
  • Welsh: “Niantic, Connecticut”
  • Welsh: “Niantic”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Niantic”. Photo: Dmcoxe, CC BY 3.0.