Alewife Cove

Alewife Cove is a bay in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Alewife Cove is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ridgewood, as well as near Neptune Park.

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Lester’s Gut”, “Lister Gut”, and “Lower Alewife Cove”
Address: CT

Places of Interest

Highlights include New London Harbor Lighthouse and New London Ledge Lighthouse.

New London Harbor Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Russ, CC BY 2.0.

New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse.

New London Ledge Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Moondancedryad, CC BY-SA 3.0.

New London Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Thames River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, at the mouth of New London Harbor. It was built in 1909 in the Second Empire style and was automated in 1987.

Avery Point Light

Lighthouse

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Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is located in Groton, Connecticut, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. The lighthouse was built in March 1943, but it was not illuminated until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion during World War 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montauk Avenue Historic District and Hartford Colony.

Montauk Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

The Montauk Avenue Historic District encompasses a residential area of New London, Connecticut that was a planned subdivision developed in the early 20th century as a "streetcar suburb".

Hartford Colony

Neighborhood

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The Hartford Colony is a historic district on the coast of Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut, which was developed as a summer resort area for the wealthy and elite of Hartford.