Pork Rocks

Pork Rocks is an islet in Connecticut, New England. Pork Rocks is situated nearby to the village Pine Orchard, as well as near Indian Neck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogers Island and High Island.

Rogers Island

Islet

Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands.

High Island

Islet

One of the Thimble Islands, High Island once served as a hideout for famed pirate Captain Kidd. Kidd's Harbor on the island, as well as nearby Kidd's Island, were named for him.

Outer Island

Islet

Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0.

Outer Island is a 5-acre island located in Long Island Sound. It is one of the Thimble Islands, a small archipelago just south of Stony Creek, a hamlet of Branford, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.

Stony Creek

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry. Stony Creek is situated 1½ miles northeast of Pork Rocks.

Branford Point Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Branford Point Historic District is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pork Rocks.

Branford

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

Pork Rocks

Type: Islet
Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.25251° or 41° 15′ 9″ north

Longitude

-72.77635° or 72° 46′ 35″ west

Open location code

87H9763F+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 716908367

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4840991

Wikidata ID

Q31828872

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In Other Languages

“Pork Rocks” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pork Rocks”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pine Orchard and Indian Neck.

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Highlights include Middle Rock and White Top Rock.

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