West River

The West River is a 13.5-mile-long freshwater stream in southern Connecticut. It flows through the towns of Bethany, Woodbridge, New Haven, and West Haven before discharging into New Haven Harbor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School and West Haven City Hall.

Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School

School

Betsy Ross Arts and Design Academy is an interdistrict middle and high school located at 150 Kimberly Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, with a focus on the arts.

West Haven City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

West Haven City Hall is a town hall.

Sound School

School

Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sound School is a regional vocational aquaculture center situated in the City Point neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Point and West Haven.

City Point

Hamlet

Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.

City Point is an area in what is now The Hill Neighborhood of the City of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the Southwestern portion of the City. The City Point area was, when settled and through the 18th century, a relatively narrow peninsula extending south into New Haven Harbor, located where the West River empties into the harbor.

West Haven

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

West Haven is a city in Greater New Haven. It is not a common tourist destination and is probably best known for its proximity to New Haven and Yale University.

The Hill

Neighborhood

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The Hill is the southwesternmost neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. As early as 1800, this area was known as "Sodom Hill". Located directly south of Downtown New Haven, this neighborhood is home to residential areas, some light industry, New Haven Union Station as well as Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine.

West River

Type: Stream
Description: river in Connecticut, United States of America
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28093° or 41° 16′ 51″ north

Longitude

-72.93788° or 72° 56′ 16″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87H973J6+9R

GeoNames ID

4845469

Wikidata ID

Q7986366

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“West River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “West”
Cebuano: “West River”
Dutch: “West River”
Venetian: “West”
Welsh: “Afon West”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oyster Point Historic District and Trowbridge Square Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kimberly Playgrounds and Winter Harbor.

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