Wequetequock Cove Preserve

Wequetequock Cove Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Wequetequock Cove Preserve is situated nearby to the town Stonington, as well as near Clarks Village.

Places of Interest

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

Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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

Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.

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.

Westerly

Photo: waffies, CC BY 2.0.

Westerly is a town on the southwestern shoreline of Washington County, Rhode Island. First settled by Elder John Crandall in 1661 it is believed that John Crandall named the town after his birthplace in Westerleigh, England.

Wequetequock Cove Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: recreation area and grassland
Location: Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

41.3529° or 41° 21′ 10″ north

Longitude

-71.8799° or 71° 52′ 48″ west

Operator

Avalonia Land Conservancy

Open location code

87HC943C+42

OpenStreetMap ID

way 549216214

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Wequetequock Cove Preserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wequetequock and Stonington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cove Ledge Inn & Marina and Slack Cemetery (East Of Palmer Neck Road).

Connecticut: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford.

Curious Nature Reserves to Discover

Uncover intriguing nature reserves from every corner of the globe.