The Point
The Point is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. The Point is situated nearby to the hamlet West Mystic, as well as near the neighborhood Mystic River Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mystic Museum of Art and Mystic station.
Mystic Museum of Art
Museum
Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913.
Mystic station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mystic station is an intercity train station on the Northeast Corridor, located off Roosevelt Avenue east of downtown Mystic, Connecticut. It is served by a limited number of trains on Amtrak's Northeast Regional service, with three to five daily trains in each direction.
Mystic River Bascule Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut in the United States. It carries vehicle and foot traffic directly into the tourist district of town via 33 ft-wide Main Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mystic River Historic District and Noank.
Mystic River Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Monsieurdl, Public domain.
The Mystic River Historic District encompasses the part of the village of Mystic, Connecticut that is on the Groton side of the Mystic River. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1979, approximately 235-acre which includes much of the village of West Mystic and many buildings from the 19th century.
Noank
Suburb
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.
Mystic Bridge Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Rhvanwinkle, CC BY 3.0.
The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge.
The Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.34038° or 41° 20′ 25″ northLongitude
-71.97896° or 71° 58′ 44″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87HC82RC+5CGeoNames ID
4840882
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