Chaffinch Island
Chaffinch Island is a nature reserve in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Chaffinch Island is situated nearby to the locality Guilford Historic Town Center, as well as near the hamlet Leetes Island.Places of Interest
Highlights include Griswold House and Hyland House Museum.
Griswold House
Museum
The Griswold House is a historic house museum at 171 Boston Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built about 1764, it is a well-preserved example of New England colonial architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Hyland House Museum
Museum
The Hyland House Museum or Hyland–Wildman House is a historic house museum at 84 Boston Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1713, it is one of the town's best-preserved houses of that period.
Guilford station
Railway station
Guilford station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located slightly south of the town center of Guilford, Connecticut. Owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, it is served by the CT Rail Shore Line East service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guilford and Madison.
Guilford
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.Madison
Madison is a town in New Haven County of Connecticut. It is in the central part of the Connecticut shoreline. The population of Madison was around 18,000 as of 2014. Much of Madison is known for its pricey, historical homes and its miles of beach.Guilford Historic Town Center
Locality
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.
Chaffinch Island
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2656° or 41° 15′ 56″ north
Longitude
-72.6765° or 72° 40′ 36″ west
Open location code
87H9788F+79
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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