Avery Point
Avery Point is a cape in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Avery Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Osprey Beach, as well as near Neptune Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avery Point Light and Branford House.
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.
Branford House
University building
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The Branford House is located in Groton, Connecticut, on the campus of UConn Avery Point, which rents it out for events. Branford House was built in 1902 for Morton Freeman Plant, a local financier and philanthropist, as his summer home; he named it after his hometown of Branford, Connecticut.
New London Ledge Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groton and Montauk Avenue Historic District.
Groton
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Groton is a town in New London County, Connecticut, located on the Thames River. It is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy.
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".
Long Hill
Village
Long Hill is a census-designated place in the town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,205 at the 2010 census.
Avery Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Averys Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.31533° or 41° 18′ 55″ northLongitude
-72.06472° or 72° 3′ 53″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87H98W8P+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 7518448847OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5281719
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