Paynes Point
Paynes Point is a cape in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Paynes Point is situated nearby to the suburb Short Beach, as well as near the locality Johnson Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Farm River State Park and Tweed-New Haven Airport.
Farm River State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farm River State Park is a privately operated, publicly owned recreation area on the western shore of the Farm River estuary in the town of East Haven, Connecticut.
Tweed-New Haven Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: TweedFacts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of downtown New Haven, in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Tweed-New Haven Airport is situated 1½ miles west of Paynes Point.
Beacon Hill
Peak
Beacon Hill, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Short Beach and East Haven.
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.
East Haven
Photo: Kathyradziunas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Haven is a town in Connecticut three minutes' drive from New Haven and 35 miles from Hartford. It is part of the Greater New Haven area, founded in 1683.
Morris Cove Historic District
Neighborhood
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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. Morris Cove Historic District is situated 2 miles west of Paynes Point.
Paynes Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.25343° or 41° 15′ 12″ northLongitude
-72.85482° or 72° 51′ 17″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H9743W+93GeoNames ID
4840437
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