Stony Creek Quarry

Stony Creek Quarry is a quarry in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Stony Creek Quarry is situated nearby to Selectman Stones, as well as near Towner Swamp.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District and Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library.

Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District

Park

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The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.

Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library

Library

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Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library is situated 1¼ miles south of Stony Creek Quarry.

Rogers Island

Islet

Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands. Rogers Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Stony Creek Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Creek and North Branford.

Stony Creek

Suburb

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Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry. Stony Creek is situated 1½ miles south of Stony Creek Quarry.

North Branford

Town

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 13,544 at the 2020 census. North Branford is situated 3 miles northwest of Stony Creek Quarry.

Guilford Historic Town Center

Locality

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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, South to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 3 miles east of Stony Creek Quarry.

Stony Creek Quarry

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28689° or 41° 17′ 13″ north

Longitude

-72.74274° or 72° 44′ 34″ west

Open location code

87H977P4+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 414740239

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Selectman Stones and Towner Swamp.

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