City Point

City Point is a cape in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. City Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Trowbridge Square Historic District, as well as near The Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sound School and New Haven Railway Station.

Sound School

School

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The Sound School is a regional vocational aquaculture center situated in the City Point neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.

New Haven Railway Station

Railway station

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New Haven Union Station is the main railroad passenger station in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the third such station in the city of New Haven, preceded by both an 1848 built station in a different location, and an 1879 built station near the current station's location.

Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School

School

Betsy Ross Arts and Design Academy is an interdistrict middle and high school located at 150 Kimberly Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, with a focus on the arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Point and West Haven.

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.

West Haven

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West Haven is a city in Greater New Haven. It is not a common tourist destination and is probably best known for its proximity to New Haven and Yale University.

Trowbridge Square Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.

Trowbridge Square Historic District, originally known as Village of Spireworth and Mount Pleasant, is a well-preserved 19th-century neighborhood in the Hill section of New Haven, Connecticut.

City Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Oyster Point”
Category: landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28077° or 41° 16′ 51″ north

Longitude

-72.93253° or 72° 55′ 57″ west

Open location code

87H973J8+8X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7525199674

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

5283906

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