Vedder Preserve
Vedder Preserve is a nature reserve in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Vedder Preserve is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the village Pine Orchard.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rogers Island and The Thimbles.
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.
The Thimbles
Island
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut.
Bear Island
Islet
Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Branford and Guilford.
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.
Guilford
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.
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.
Vedder Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2703° or 41° 16′ 13″ northLongitude
-72.7605° or 72° 45′ 38″ westOpen location code
87H976CQ+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 731224275OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stony Creek and Pine Orchard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Snake Island and Stony Creek Museum.
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