Stamford Light
Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Chatham Rock off of Stamford, Connecticut. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Stamford Harbor Ledge Light” and “Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stamford Station and Marion Castle.
Stamford Station
Railway station
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Stamford station, officially known as the Stewart B. McKinney Transportation Center or the Stamford Transportation Center, is a major railroad station in the city of Stamford, Connecticut, serving passengers traveling on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Stamford Station is situated 2½ miles north of Stamford Light.
Marion Castle
Building
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The Marion Castle, also known as Terre Bonne, is located at 1 Rogers Road in the Shippan Point section of Stamford, Connecticut. It was built in 1914 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1982. Marion Castle is situated 1 mile northeast of Stamford Light.
Old Greenwich station
Railway station
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Old Greenwich station is a commuter rail station served by the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the Old Greenwich neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. Old Greenwich station is situated 2 miles northwest of Stamford Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shippan Point and Old Greenwich.
Shippan Point
Hamlet
Shippan Point is the southernmost neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, United States, located on a peninsula in Long Island Sound. Street names such as Ocean Drive West and Lighthouse Way reflect the neighborhood's shoreline location.
Old Greenwich
Village
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Old Greenwich is a coastal village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 6,611. The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich. Old Greenwich is situated 2 miles northwest of Stamford Light.
South End of Stamford
Hamlet
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The South End of Stamford, Connecticut is a neighborhood located at the southern end of the city, just south of the Downtown neighborhood. The South End is a peninsula bordered by Downtown Stamford and Interstate 95 to the north and almost totally by water on all other sides, with few streets linking it to other neighborhoods. South End of Stamford is situated 2 miles north of Stamford Light.
Stamford Light
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.01365° or 41° 0′ 49″ northLongitude
-73.54258° or 73° 32′ 33″ westOperator
Privately OperatedOpen location code
87H82F74+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6732435501OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4843570Wikidata ID
Q7597392
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In Other Languages
“Stamford Light” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Маяк Стэмфорд-Харбор”
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