West Rock

West Rock is an island in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. West Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Harbor View, as well as near Duck Island Roads.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cedar Island and Hammonasset Beach State Park.

Cedar Island

Island

Cedar Island is a former island in Long Island Sound belonging to the town of Clinton, Connecticut in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Currently the island is a peninsula attached to Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Connecticut due to the filling of the strait in a public works project to improve flow of the Hammonasset River through Clinton Harbor.

Hammonasset Beach State Park

Beach

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Hammonasset Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying two miles of beach front on Long Island Sound in the town of Madison, Connecticut, United States.

Clinton station

Railway station

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Clinton station is a regional rail station served by the CT Rail Shore Line East service located near downtown Clinton, Connecticut. The station has two side platforms connected by a footbridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clinton and Madison.

Clinton

Photo: Jeff Bellinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clinton is a Connecticut center shoreline town between the Greater New Haven and Connecticut River Valley regions.

Madison

Photo: Stc leo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Madison is a town in New Haven County of Connecticut. It is in the central part of the Connecticut shoreline. The population of Madison was around 18,000 as of 2014. Much of Madison is known for its pricey, historical homes and its miles of beach.

Westbrook

Town

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Westbrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 6,769 at the 2020 census. Westbrook is situated 5 miles northeast of West Rock.

West Rock

Type: Island
Description: island in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.25343° or 41° 15′ 12″ north

Longitude

-72.53315° or 72° 31′ 59″ west

Open location code

87H97F38+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359271936

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4845473

Wikidata ID

Q31831475

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In Other Languages

“West Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “West Rock”

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Localities in the Area

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