Dodge Paddock / Beal Preserve

Dodge Paddock / Beal Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, New England. Dodge Paddock / Beal Preserve is situated nearby to the town Stonington, as well as near the locality Wamphassuc Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House and Elihu Island.

Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House

Museum

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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek Revival and the Victorian Italianate.

Elihu Island

Island

Elihu Island is a private island off the coast of Stonington, Connecticut. It is located in Wequetequock Cove, just southwest of Goat Island and northeast of the western tip of Sandy Point Island.

Goat Island

Islet

Goat Island is part of Stonington, Connecticut in Wequetequock Cove. It is just northeast of Elihu Island, and is also close to the coast along the Northeast Corridor. Sandy Point Island is nearby southwest along Little Narragansett Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonington and Watch Hill.

Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic.

Watch Hill

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Watch Hill is a district in Westerly, which is a town in Rhode Island. Watch Hill is a wealthy, summer tourist district comprised of two main streets. Most of the homes are summer mansions.