Thimble Island Harbor
Thimble Island Harbor is a bay in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Thimble Island Harbor is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the hamlet Hoadley Neck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Thimbles and Money Island.
The Thimbles
Island
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut.
Money Island
Islet
Money Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It is named after a legend that Captain Kidd buried his treasure there.
Pot Island
Islet
Pot Island is one of the Thimble Islands in Branford, Connecticut. It was named for the numerous glacial potholes of various sizes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.
Stony Creek
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Branford Point Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Branford
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Thimble Island Harbor
- Type: Bay
- Address: CT
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.24926° or 41° 14′ 57″ northLongitude
-72.75371° or 72° 45′ 13″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H966XW+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 368390054OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4844159
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hoadley Neck and Pine Orchard.
Notable Places Nearby
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