Black Rock

Black Rock is an island in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Black Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood East Shore, as well as near the hamlet Brightview.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nathan Hale and Saint Bernadette Catholic School.

Fort Nathan Hale

Park

Photo: 2112guy, Public domain.

Fort Nathan Hale, also known as Fort Hale Park, Black Rock, is a 20-acre city park located on the east shore of New Haven Harbor in New Haven, Connecticut.

Saint Bernadette Catholic School

Church

Saint Bernadette School is a private, Catholic elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It was founded in 1956 and is merged with Saint Bernadette Catholic Church.

Tweed-New Haven Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Funforme3, CC BY 4.0.

Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of downtown New Haven, in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Shore and Morris Cove Historic District.

East Shore

Neighborhood

East Shore is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The East Shore contains the Morris Cove Historic District. Its name is derived from its geographic location on the east side of New Haven Harbor.

Morris Cove Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century.

City Point

Hamlet

Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.

City Point is an area in what is now The Hill Neighborhood of the City of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the Southwestern portion of the City. The City Point area was, when settled and through the 18th century, a relatively narrow peninsula extending south into New Haven Harbor, located where the West River empties into the harbor. City Point is situated 1½ miles northwest of Black Rock.

Black Rock

Type: Island
Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2676° or 41° 16′ 3″ north

Longitude

-72.90371° or 72° 54′ 13″ west

Open location code

87H9739W+2G

GeoNames ID

5282477

Wikidata ID

Q31825209

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In Other Languages

“Black Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Black Rock”

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