Wamphassuc Neck
Wamphassuc Neck is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Wamphassuc Neck is situated nearby to the suburb Lords Point, as well as near the locality Wamphassuc Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House and Elihu Island.
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Museum
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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek Revival and the Victorian Italianate.
Elihu Island
Island
Elihu Island is a private island off the coast of Stonington, Connecticut. It is located in Wequetequock Cove, just southwest of Goat Island and northeast of the western tip of Sandy Point Island. Elihu Island is situated 1½ miles east of Wamphassuc Neck.
James Merrill House
Building
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The James Merrill House is a 19th-century late-Victorian style house at 107 Water Street in Stonington Borough in southeastern Connecticut, formerly owned by poet James Merrill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lords Point and Stonington.
Lords Point
Suburb
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Lords Point is a small private village on the Atlantic Coast in the town of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, established in 1909. Lords Point has over 200 houses and summer cottages, with an average summer population of 800 people.
Stonington
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Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic.
Stonington
Town
Stonington is a borough and the town center of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, referred to by locals as "The Borough". The population was 976 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 929 in 2010.
Wamphassuc Neck
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Wampasset”, “Wamphasset”, “Wamphassuck Neck”, “Wampossett”, “Waumphassock”, and “Woonpasbuck”
- Category: landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.3376° or 41° 20′ 15″ northLongitude
-71.92035° or 71° 55′ 13″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87HC83QH+2VGeoNames ID
4845090
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