Samson Rock

Samson or Sampson's Rock is a glacial erratic boulder in Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut. According to Algonquin legend, the rock was formed by Odziozo, a giant and folk hero.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Allis-Bushnell House and Deacon John Grave House.

Allis-Bushnell House

Museum

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The Allis-Bushnell House is a historic house at 853 Boston Post Road U.S. Route 1 in Madison, Connecticut. It was built in 1785 and in 1982, was placed into the National Register of Historic Places. Allis-Bushnell House is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Samson Rock.

Deacon John Grave House

Museum

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The Deacon John Grave House, located at 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, Connecticut, is a saltbox house that was built by Deacon John Grave in 1681. The Grave family lived in the house for 300 years. Deacon John Grave House is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Samson Rock.

Tuxis Pond

Pond

Tuxis Pond, occasionally spelled Tunxis, is a small pond located in the town of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut. The pond is 3.58 acres in area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clinton and Guilford.

Clinton

Photo: Jeff Bellinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clinton is a Connecticut center shoreline town between the Greater New Haven and Connecticut River Valley regions.

Guilford

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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.

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 4½ miles west of Samson Rock.

Samson Rock

Type: Stone
Description: glacial erratic boulder in Madison, Connecticut, US
Categories: glacial erratic and landform
Location: Madison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Greater New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.27761° or 41° 16′ 39″ north

Longitude

-72.59566° or 72° 35′ 44″ west

Open location code

87H97CH3+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 508218700

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

Wikidata ID

Q28455898

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