Poverty Island Beach

Poverty Island Beach is a beach in Town of Old Lyme, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Poverty Island Beach is situated near the hamlet Town Landing, as well as near White Sand Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Breakwater Lighthouse and Cypress Cemetery.

Breakwater Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse is a sparkplug…

Cypress Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cypress Cemetery is an historic cemetery at 100 College Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Old Lyme Congregational Church

Church

Photo: Childe Hassam, Public domain.

The Old Lyme Congregational Church is located in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Old Lyme Congregational Church is situated 2½ miles north of Poverty Island Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Lyme Historic District and Old Lyme.

Old Lyme Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Old Lyme Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Old Lyme, Connecticut. Old Lyme Historic District is situated 2½ miles north of Poverty Island Beach.

Old Lyme

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Lyme is a coastal town in Mystic-Eastern region of Connecticut.

Old Saybrook

Photo: Juliejules, CC BY 3.0.

Old Saybrook is a city of 10,000 people in Connecticut at the mouth of the Connecticut River.

Poverty Island Beach

Type: Beach
Description: beach in New London County, Connecticut, United States
Category: landform
Location: Town of Old Lyme, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28041° or 41° 16′ 50″ north

Longitude

-72.32864° or 72° 19′ 43″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87H97MJC+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359280398

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

4841033

Wikidata ID

Q31811107

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In Other Languages

“Poverty Island Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Poverty Island Beach”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Town Landing and White Sand Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Great Island Marshes and Poverty Island.

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