Red Point Rocks
Red Point Rocks is a reef in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Red Point Rocks is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the village Pine Orchard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include High Island and Horse Island.
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.
Horse Island
Islet
Horse Island, at 17 acres, is the largest of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It is owned by Yale University and is maintained as an ecological laboratory by Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Outer Island
Islet
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
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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.
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 3½ miles northwest of Red Point Rocks.
Branford
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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.
Red Point Rocks
- Type: Reef
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.24699° or 41° 14′ 49″ northLongitude
-72.76219° or 72° 45′ 44″ westOpen location code
87H966WQ+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7693055632OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reefGeoNames ID
4841365Wikidata ID
Q31829322
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In Other Languages
“Red Point Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Red Point Rocks”
Localities in the Area
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