Connecticut
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Town of New Haven

City Point

City Point is an area in what is now The Hill neighborhood of the city of , 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 , located where the empties into the harbor.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: historic district in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Also known as: “City Point, New Haven”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sound School and New Haven Railway Station.

School
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The is a regional vocational aquaculture center situated in the City Point neighborhood of .

Railway station
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New Haven Union Station is the main railroad passenger station in . 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.

School
is an interdistrict middle school located at 150 Kimberly Avenue, , with a focus on the arts. Students are offered an array of art subjects including music, visual art, dance and theater along with additional disciplines within each subject.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Wharf and Trowbridge Square Historic District.

Neighborhood
is a waterfront district and neighborhood of the city of , . The neighborhood is a mixed-use district, with a combination of commercial, industrial, port, and recreation facilities.

Neighborhood
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, originally known as Village of Spireworth and Mount Pleasant, is a well-preserved 19th-century neighborhood in the Hill section of .

Neighborhood
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is the southwesternmost neighborhood of New Haven, . As early as 1800, this area was known as "Sodom Hill". Located directly south of , this neighborhood is home to residential areas, some light industry, New Haven Union Station as well as Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine.

City Point

Latitude
41.28315° or 41° 16′ 59″ north
Longitude
-72.92844° or 72° 55′ 42″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87H973MC+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158811360
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5284140
Wiki­data ID
Q5123371
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “City Point”. Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.