West Rock
West Rock is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The neighborhood is dominated by the southern end of West Rock Ridge State Park. It also contains the campus of Southern Connecticut State University and Common Ground High School.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: place in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as: “West Rock, New Haven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Common Ground High School and Albertus Magnus College.
Common Ground High School
School
Common Ground High School is a charter school in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1997 in the first round of charter schools created in Connecticut and is the oldest environmental charter school in the United States.
Albertus Magnus College
College
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Albertus Magnus College is a private Catholic university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Albertus Magnus College is situated 2 miles east of West Rock.
Yale Bowl
Stadium
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The Yale Bowl is a college football stadium located in New Haven, Connecticut, near the border with West Haven, about 1.5 miles west of the main campus of Yale University. Yale Bowl is situated 2 miles south of West Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westville Village Historic District and Amity.
Westville Village Historic District
Neighborhood
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Westville Village Historic District is a historic district representing most of the commercial center of the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
Amity
Neighborhood
Amity is a residential and commercial neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It is bounded on the northeast by West Rock Ridge State Park, on the south by the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, and on the northwest by the Flats in the town of Woodbridge, Connecticut.
Westville
Suburb
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Westville is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The area is positively reviewed for its walkability, diverse population, and livability.
West Rock
Latitude
41.34336° or 41° 20′ 36″ northLongitude
-72.96113° or 72° 57′ 40″ westOpen location code
87H982VQ+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2383763247OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7986387
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“West Rock” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “West Rock”
- French: “West Rock”
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