Watch Rock Park, Old Lyme

#3 among attractions in Old Lyme

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Watch Rock Park is a 25-acre park in Old Lyme, Connecticut owned by the Old Lyme Conservation Trust. It is located off Joel Road at the point where the Duck River flows into the Connecticut River, just above the point where the Connecticut flows into Long Island Sound. ()

Elevation: 16 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°18'11"N, 72°19'46"W

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Old Lyme United States

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Watch Rock Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Florence Griswold Museum, Lyme Art Association, Gen. William Hart House.

1.5 miNW
Bridge
Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Old Saybrook
38 min walk • The Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge is a concrete segmental bridge composed of eleven spans crossing the Connecticut River between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Old Lyme, Connecticut. The bridge carries Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, with an average daily traffic of 82,500 vehicles.
1.6 miN
Museum, Historical place, Art gallery
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
40 min walk • The Florence Griswold Museum is an Art Museum at 96 Lyme Street in Old Lyme, Connecticut centered on the home of Florence Griswold, which was the center of the Old Lyme Art Colony, a main nexus of American Impressionism.
1.5 miN
Museum, Shopping
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme
38 min walk • Lyme-Old Lyme High School is a public high school in Old Lyme, Connecticut. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school operated by Lyme-Old Lyme Schools.
2.6 miSW
Historical place, Museum, Georgian architecture
Gen. William Hart House, Old Saybrook
67 min walk • The Gen. William Hart House is a historic house at 350 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built in 1767 for a politician and colonial militia leader, it is a good example of Georgian residential architecture.
2.3 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Lynde Point Light, Old Saybrook
59 min walk • The Lynde Point Light or Lynde Point Lighthouse, also known as Saybrook Inner Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Connecticut River on the Long Island Sound, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
5 miN
Locality
Becket Hill State Park Reserve
128 min walk • Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Nehantic State Forest in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. The state park is as an undeveloped, walk-in park totaling 260 acres with no officially listed activities. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
0.7 miN
Church
Old Lyme Congregational Church, Old Lyme
18 min walk • The Old Lyme Congregational Church is located in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The church is noted as a favorite subject of Old Lyme Art Colony painters. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ.
2.5 miW
41°17'25"N • 72°22'32"W
The Kate - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook
65 min walk • Concerts and shows, Music venue, Performing arts
3.1 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook
79 min walk • The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, known as The Kate, is a performing arts center in Old Saybrook, Connecticut that opened in 2009.
4.6 miNW
41°21'9"N • 72°23'24"W
Cooper & Smith Gallery, Essex
119 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
1.3 miN
Museum, Art gallery
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme
33 min walk • Lyme Art Association is a non-profit art organization established in 1914, with roots going back to 1902. The organization maintains a historic art gallery located at 90 Lyme Street in the Old Lyme Historic District, Old Lyme, Connecticut.