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Southwest Ledge Lighthouse

Southwest Ledge Light is an active lighthouse marking the main entrance channel to of . Completed in 1877, it was one of the first to be built on a cylindrical iron foundation, an innovation by Maj.
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Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “South West Ledge Lighthouse” and “Southwest Ledge Light”
  • Historically known as: “New Haven Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Five Mile Point Light and Tweed-New Haven Airport.

Lighthouse
Photo: Cbarneby, Public domain.
, 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 . is situated 1 mile northeast of Southwest Ledge Lighthouse.

Aerodrome
Photo: TweedFacts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of downtown , in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Southwest Ledge Lighthouse.

Park
Photo: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park in the city of , that is operated as a New Haven city park. The 82-acre park is located at the eastern point of in the neighborhood, and affords a view of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morris Cove Historic District and East Shore.

Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern . Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the 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. is situated 2 miles northeast of Southwest Ledge Lighthouse.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the city of . The contains the . Its name is derived from its geographic location on the east side of . is situated 2½ miles north of Southwest Ledge Lighthouse.

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
is a city in . It is not a common tourist destination and is probably best known for its proximity to and Yale University.

Southwest Ledge Lighthouse

Latitude
41.23445° or 41° 14′ 4″ north
Longitude
-72.91214° or 72° 54′ 44″ west
Inception
1877
Height
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
87H963MQ+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 497739101
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4843406
Wiki­data ID
Q7571308
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Southwest Ledge Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Southwest Ledge Lighthouse”. Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 4.0.