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.

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, 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

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.

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

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.

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″ north

Longitude

-72.76219° or 72° 45′ 44″ west

Open location code

87H966WQ+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7693055632

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

GeoNames ID

4841365

Wikidata 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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