Bluff Point Beach
Bluff Point Beach is a beach in Groton, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Bluff Point Beach is situated nearby to the suburb Groton Long Point, as well as near the neighborhood Midway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avery Point Light and Haley Farm State Park.
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.
Haley Farm State Park
Nature reserve
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Haley Farm State Park is a public recreation area that preserves Colonial-era farmland as open space in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The site of the state park once formed part of the lands granted to Governor John Winthrop and later became a dairy farm. Haley Farm State Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bluff Point Beach.
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. New London Ledge Lighthouse is situated 2 miles west of Bluff Point Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groton Long Point and Poquonock Bridge.
Groton Long Point
Suburb
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Groton Long Point is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census.
Poquonock Bridge
Village
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Poquonock Bridge is a census-designated place and village in the town of Groton in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,686 at the 2020 census. Poquonock Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Bluff Point Beach.
Noank Historic District
Neighborhood
The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork. Noank Historic District is situated 2½ miles east of Bluff Point Beach.
Bluff Point Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in New London County, Connecticut, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Groton, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Mystic-Eastern, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.31676° or 41° 19′ 0″ northLongitude
-72.03758° or 72° 2′ 15″ westOpen location code
87H98X86+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 359260426OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
5282581Wikidata ID
Q31810873
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In Other Languages
“Bluff Point Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bluff Point Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Midway and Trails Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead and Bushy Point Beach.
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