Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area

Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area is a park in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the village Montowese, as well as near Whitneyville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eli Whitney Museum and East Rock.

Eli Whitney Museum

Museum

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Eli Whitney Museum, in Hamden, Connecticut, is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. The museum's main building is located on a portion of the Eli Whitney Gun Factory site, a gun factory erected by Eli Whitney in 1798. Eli Whitney Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area.

East Rock

Peak

Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.

East Rock of south-central Connecticut, United States, with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the neighborhood of East Rock on the north side of the city of New Haven. East Rock is situated 2 miles southwest of Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area.

Albertus Magnus College

College

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Albertus Magnus College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Albertus Magnus College is situated 2 miles southwest of Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Glen and Quinnipiac Meadows.

Spring Glen

Neighborhood

Spring Glen is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is primarily residential, mostly single-family homes with a few two-family.

Quinnipiac Meadows

Neighborhood

Quinnipiac Meadows, also known as Bishop Woods, is a neighborhood in the northeast corner of the city of New Haven, Connecticut located east of the Quinnipiac River and north of Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights. Quinnipiac Meadows is situated 1½ miles south of Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area.

Whitney Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Whitney Avenue Historic District is situated 2½ miles southwest of Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area.

Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Area

Type: Park
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.34982° or 41° 20′ 59″ north

Longitude

-72.88566° or 72° 53′ 8″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87H984X7+WP

GeoNames ID

4841240

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bassett Park and Montowese Cemetery.

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