Champion Cemetery

Champion Cemetery is a cemetery in East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Champion Cemetery is situated nearby to the nature reserve Rocky Neck State Park, as well as near the suburb Niantic.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include York Correctional Institution and Rocky Neck State Park.

York Correctional Institution

Prison

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum. York Correctional Institution is situated 1¼ miles east of Champion Cemetery.

Rocky Neck State Park

Nature reserve

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Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 710 acres on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The park encompasses a white sand beach and small boardwalk, tidal river, a broad salt marsh, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s. Rocky Neck State Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Champion Cemetery.

Thomas Lee House

Building

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The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut, built around 1660. Thomas Lee House is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Champion Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and Old Lyme.

Niantic

Suburb

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Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound. Niantic is situated 3½ miles east of Champion Cemetery.

Old Lyme

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Old Lyme is a coastal town in Mystic-Eastern region of Connecticut. Old Lyme is a quaint little town at the bottom of the Connecticut River on the East banks. It is generally regarded as a summering destination as it has many gorgeous beaches.

Old Lyme Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Old Lyme Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Old Lyme, Connecticut. Located mainly on Lyme Street south of I-95, the village, settled in the mid-17th century, has an architectural history dating to the early 18th century, flourishing as a shipbuilding center and home to many ship captains. Old Lyme Historic District is situated 4 miles west of Champion Cemetery.

Champion Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Mystic-Eastern, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.32918° or 41° 19′ 45″ north

Longitude

-72.25779° or 72° 15′ 28″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87H98PHR+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43439596

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

5283736

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