Rocky Neck State Park
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.Photo: Kevinpepin, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include York Correctional Institution and Thomas Lee House.
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.
Thomas Lee House
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
McCook Park Beach
Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
McCook Point is a public park and beach located in the village of Niantic in the town of East Lyme. It adjoins the town's Hole in the Wall Beach to its east and the private Crescent Beach to its west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niantic and East Lyme.
Niantic
Suburb
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.
East Lyme
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Oswegatchie Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Rocky Neck State Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: public recreation area in Connecticut, US
- Categories: Connecticut state park and recreation area
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30866° or 41° 18′ 31″ northLongitude
-72.24483° or 72° 14′ 41″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87H98Q54+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 77303413OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Rocky Neck State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rocky Neck State Park”
- German: “Rocky Neck State Park”
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