Black Rock
Black Rock is an island in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Black Rock is situated nearby to the locality Millstone, as well as near the suburb Niantic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Millstone Nuclear Power Plant and Niantic River Bridge.
Millstone Nuclear Power Plant
Power station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is the only nuclear power plant in Connecticut, United States, and the only multi-unit nuclear plant in New England.
Niantic River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niantic River Bridge, also known as Amtrak Bascule Bridge No. 116.74, is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line across the Niantic River between East Lyme and Waterford, Connecticut.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niantic and Hartford Colony.
Niantic
Suburb
Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. The population was 3,114 at the 2010 census. It is located on Long Island Sound; the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in Waterford is visible on the bay's eastern horizon, and Rocky Neck State Park is also located in the area.
Hartford Colony
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Graniteville Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Black Rock
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30982° or 41° 18′ 35″ northLongitude
-72.17758° or 72° 10′ 39″ westOpen location code
87H98R5C+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 359260354OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5282475Wikidata ID
Q31825211
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In Other Languages
“Black Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Rock”
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