Goss Preserve
Goss Preserve is a nature reserve in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Goss Preserve is situated nearby to the village Pine Orchard, as well as near the suburb Stony Creek.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rogers Island and Governor Island.
Rogers Island
Islet
Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands.
Governor Island
Island
Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round.
Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District
Park
The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Branford and Branford Center.
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.
North Branford
Town
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 13,544 at the 2020 census.
Goss Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2708° or 41° 16′ 15″ northLongitude
-72.7693° or 72° 46′ 10″ westOpen location code
87H976CJ+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 731224160OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pine Orchard and Stony Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club and Snake Island.
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