Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat is a peak in East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 98 feet. Mount Ararat is situated nearby to the hamlet Crescent Beach, as well as near the suburb Niantic.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McCook Park Beach and York Correctional Institution.

McCook Park Beach

Beach

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McCook Point is a public park and beach located in the village of Niantic in the town of East Lyme. It adjoins the town's Hole in the Wall Beach to its east and the private Crescent Beach to its west.

York Correctional Institution

Prison

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum.

Rocky Neck State Park

Nature reserve

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Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 710 acres on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The park encompasses a white sand beach and small boardwalk, tidal river, a broad salt marsh, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and Oswegatchie Historic District.

Niantic

Suburb

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Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound.

Oswegatchie Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River, and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living.

Graniteville Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Graniteville Historic District is a mainly residential historic district in Waterford, Connecticut, United States. It is ranged along Rope Ferry Road, near granite quarries that were once a major industry in the town.

Mount Ararat

Type: Peak with an elevation of 98 feet
Category: landform
Location: East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Mystic-Eastern, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.32399° or 41° 19′ 26″ north

Longitude

-72.21313° or 72° 12′ 47″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

87H98QFP+HP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359259606

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5281611

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