Branford Hills
Branford Hills is a hamlet in Town of Branford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Branford Hills is situated nearby to the neighborhood Short Beach Historic District, as well as near the hamlet Double Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Beacon Hill and Shore Line Trolley Museum.
Beacon Hill
Peak
Beacon Hill, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound.
Shore Line Trolley Museum
Museum
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The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States.
East Haven Green Historic District
Park
Photo: Dep369, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Haven Green is the town green of the New England town of East Haven, Connecticut. It is bounded by River Street, Hemingway Avenue, Main Street, and Park Place and is the focal point of the East Haven Green Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Short Beach and East Haven.
Short Beach
Suburb
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut, United States. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, The Center, Pine Orchard, Stony Creek, Indian Neck, and Brushy Hill.
East Haven
Photo: Kathyradziunas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Haven is a town in Connecticut three minutes' drive from New Haven and 35 miles from Hartford. It is part of the Greater New Haven area, founded in 1683.
Branford Point Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Branford Hills
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Branford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.27149° or 41° 16′ 17″ northLongitude
-72.84566° or 72° 50′ 44″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87H975C3+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 158821519OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5283074
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