Whaleback Rock
Whaleback Rock is an islet in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Whaleback Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood Noank Historic District, as well as near the suburb Groton Long Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ram Island and Morgan Point Lighthouse.
Ram Island
Islet
Ram Island is a small 20-acre island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. It is located in the Town of Stonington, approximately 1 mile offshore, between Mystic and Fishers Island.
Morgan Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rhvanwinkle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morgan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Noank, Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Mystic River.
Enders Island
Islet
Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Enders Island is an 11-acre island located within the town of Stonington, just off the coast of the Mystic section of the town, in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noank Historic District and Noank.
Noank Historic District
Neighborhood
The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork.
Noank
Suburb
Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering, and boat-building.
Groton Long Point
Suburb
Photo: Philcomanforterie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Groton Long Point is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census.
Whaleback Rock
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Little Ram Island”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.31084° or 41° 18′ 39″ northLongitude
-71.98582° or 71° 59′ 9″ westOpen location code
87HC8267+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 803747678OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4845633
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