Stony Creek Quarry
Stony Creek Quarry is a quarry in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Stony Creek Quarry is situated nearby to Towner Swamp, as well as near the park Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District and Rogers Island.
Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District
Park
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.
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.
Bear Island
Islet
Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty. Bear Island is situated 2 miles south 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.28689° or 41° 17′ 13″ northLongitude
-72.74274° or 72° 44′ 34″ westOpen location code
87H977P4+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 414740239OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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