Sandy Point Lighthouse

Sandy Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, New England. Sandy Point Lighthouse is situated nearby to the neighborhood East Shore, as well as near Lighthouse Point Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Nathan Hale and Five Mile Point Light.

Fort Nathan Hale

Park

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Fort Nathan Hale, also known as Fort Hale Park, Black Rock, is a 20-acre city park located on the east shore of New Haven Harbor in New Haven, Connecticut. Fort Nathan Hale is situated 1 mile northeast of Sandy Point Lighthouse.

Five Mile Point Light

Lighthouse

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Five Mile Point Light, also known as Five Mile Point Lighthouse or Old New Haven Harbor Lighthouse, is a U.S. lighthouse in Long Island Sound on the coast of New Haven, Connecticut. Five Mile Point Light is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Sandy Point Lighthouse.

Lighthouse Point Park

Park

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Lighthouse Point Park is a park in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, that is operated as a New Haven city park. The 82-acre park is located at the eastern point of New Haven Harbor in the East Shore neighborhood, and affords a view of Downtown New Haven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Shore and Morris Cove Historic District.

East Shore

Neighborhood

East Shore is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The East Shore contains the Morris Cove Historic District. Its name is derived from its geographic location on the east side of New Haven Harbor.

Morris Cove Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century.

City Point

Hamlet

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City Point is an area in what is now The Hill Neighborhood of the City of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the Southwestern portion of the City. The City Point area was, when settled and through the 18th century, a relatively narrow peninsula extending south into New Haven Harbor, located where the West River empties into the harbor. City Point is situated 1½ miles north of Sandy Point Lighthouse.

Sandy Point Lighthouse

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.26232° or 41° 15′ 44″ north

Longitude

-72.91788° or 72° 55′ 4″ west

Open location code

87H9736J+WR

GeoNames ID

4842577

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