Rocky Hill Neck

Rocky Hill Neck is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Rocky Hill Neck is situated nearby to the hamlet South Lyme, as well as near the village Giants Neck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include York Correctional Institution and Rocky Neck State Park.

York Correctional Institution

Prison

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum.

Rocky Neck State Park

Nature reserve

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Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 710 acres on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The park encompasses a white sand beach and small boardwalk, tidal river, a broad salt marsh, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s.

Thomas Lee House

Building

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The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut, built around 1660.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Lyme and Niantic.

East Lyme

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East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 18,693 at the 2020 census. The villages of Niantic and Flanders are located in the town.

Niantic

Suburb

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Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound. Niantic is situated 3 miles east of Rocky Hill Neck.

Oswegatchie Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River, and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living. Oswegatchie Historic District is situated 4 miles northeast of Rocky Hill Neck.

Rocky Hill Neck

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.32176° or 41° 19′ 18″ north

Longitude

-72.24591° or 72° 14′ 45″ west

Elevation

89 feet (27 metres)

Open location code

87H98QC3+PJ

GeoNames ID

4841650

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