Towner Swamp
Towner Swamp is in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Towner Swamp is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoadley Neck, as well as near the suburb Stony Creek.- Type: Wetland
- Description: swamp in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Address: CT
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District and Medad Stone Tavern.
Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District
Park
The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.
Medad Stone Tavern
Museum
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Medad Stone Tavern is a historic house museum at 191 Three Mile Course in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1803 but never actually used as a tavern, it is well-preserved example of early 19th-century Federal period architecture.
Bear Island
Islet
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Guilford Historic Town Center.
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.
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
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.
Towner Swamp
- Categories: swamp and body of water
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.28531° or 41° 17′ 7″ northLongitude
-72.73307° or 72° 43′ 59″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87H977P8+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 694617957OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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In Other Languages
“Towner Swamp” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Towner Swamp”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hoadley Neck and Leetes Island.
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Highlights include Stony Creek Quarry and Dinosaur Rock.
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