Short Beach Preserve
Short Beach Preserve is a nature reserve in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Short Beach Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Double Beach, as well as near the neighborhood Short Beach Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Beacon Hill and Farm River State Park.
Beacon Hill
Peak
Beacon Hill, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound.
Farm River State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farm River State Park is a privately operated, publicly owned recreation area on the western shore of the Farm River estuary in the town of East Haven, Connecticut.
Shore Line Trolley Museum
Museum
Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Haven and Branford.
East Haven
Photo: Kathyradziunas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Haven is a town in Connecticut three minutes' drive from New Haven and 35 miles from Hartford. It is part of the Greater New Haven area, founded in 1683.
Branford
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Branford Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Branford Center is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Branford, Connecticut, United States. The CDP encompasses the traditional town center area and the area known as Branford Point.
Short Beach Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2636° or 41° 15′ 49″ northLongitude
-72.838° or 72° 50′ 17″ westOpen location code
87H97576+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 731223659OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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