Moss Rock

Moss Rock is a scenic viewpoint in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Moss Rock is situated nearby to the pitch William Coyle Field, as well as near Carini Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edward Smith Library and Wharton Brook State Park.

Edward Smith Library

Library

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

Edward Smith Library is situated 1½ miles south of Moss Rock.

Wharton Brook State Park is a public recreation area located off U.S. Route 5 in the towns of North Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut. Activities in the 96-acre state park center on Allen Brook Pond, a 5-acre pond that empties into Wharton Brook. Wharton Brook State Park is situated 2 miles west of Moss Rock.

Dag Hammarskjold Middle School

School building

New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 864,835, making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Dag Hammarskjold Middle School is situated 1½ miles northwest of Moss Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wallingford and North Haven.

Wallingford

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven and Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and the New York Metropolitan Area.

North Haven

North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States on the outskirts of New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

Pines Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pines Bridge Historic District encompasses a historic industrial and commercial village in North Haven, Connecticut. Located just West of the Town Green and centered around the Broadway Bridge over the Quinnipiac River, the village developed first as a commercial hub around a 17th-century bridge at the site, and then as a small industrial village in the 19th century. Pines Bridge Historic District is situated 4 miles southwest of Moss Rock.

Moss Rock

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Also known as: “Morris Rock”
Categories: rock and tourism
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.41643° or 41° 24′ 59″ north

Longitude

-72.79909° or 72° 47′ 57″ west

Open location code

87H9C682+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5368375426

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Highlights include William Coyle Field and Carini Field.

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