Sachem Head

Sachem Head is a hamlet in Town of Guilford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Sachem Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Leetes Island, as well as near Hoadley Neck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leetes Island Cemetery and Bear Island.

Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty. Bear Island is situated 2 miles west of Sachem Head.

Little Pumpkin Island

Island

Little Pumpkin Island is an island in the Thimble Islands archipelago. It was named because the owner entered a pumpkin-growing contest for the biggest pumpkin, but ended up rearing the smallest of the entries. Little Pumpkin Island is situated 2 miles west of Sachem Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guilford and Stony Creek.

Guilford

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Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.

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. Stony Creek is situated 3 miles northwest of Sachem Head.

Guilford Historic Town Center

Locality

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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, South to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 3 miles north of Sachem Head.

Sachem Head

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Sachem’s Head” and “Sachems Head”
Category: locality
Location: Town of Guilford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.24593° or 41° 14′ 45″ north

Longitude

-72.70371° or 72° 42′ 13″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87H967WW+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158860530

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4841828

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