Town Open Space (Great Wight Way)

Town Open Space (Great Wight Way) is a nature reserve in East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Town Open Space (Great Wight Way) is situated nearby to the hamlet Old Black Point Association, as well as near the neighborhood Black Point Beach Club.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McCook Park Beach and Rocky Neck State Park.

McCook Park Beach

Beach

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McCook Point is a public park and beach located in the village of Niantic in the town of East Lyme. It adjoins the town's Hole in the Wall Beach to its east and the private Crescent Beach to its west.

Rocky Neck State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Kevinpepin, CC BY 3.0.

Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 710 acres on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The park encompasses a white sand beach and small boardwalk, tidal river, a broad salt marsh, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s.

Millstone Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.

The Millstone Nuclear Power Station is the only nuclear power plant in Connecticut, United States, and the only multi-unit nuclear plant in New England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and Hartford Colony.

Niantic

Suburb

Photo: Dmcoxe, CC BY 3.0.

Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound.

Hartford Colony

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hartford Colony is a historic district on the coast of Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut, which was developed as a summer resort area for the wealthy and elite of Hartford.

Town Open Space (Great Wight Way)

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Mystic-Eastern, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2885° or 41° 17′ 19″ north

Longitude

-72.2079° or 72° 12′ 29″ west

Open location code

87H97QQR+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43439406

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Black Point Association and Black Point Beach Club.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Black Point Croquet Course and Old Black Point recreational field.

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