Ram Island

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Ram Island is a small 20-acre island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. It is located in the Town of Stonington, approximately 1 mile offshore, between Mystic and Fishers Island. Once called Mystic Island, it was formerly the site of an exclusive Victorian era hotel resort at which steamships from Boston and New York City stopped twice a day. At the height of its popularity, the hotel played host to a world lightweight bare-knuckle boxing championship. By the 1920s, the hotel had fallen into disrepair and was destroyed in the New England Hurricane of 1938. A motel was later built that catered to transient boaters. ()

Coordinates: 41°15'36"N, 72°1'12"W

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Ram Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Morgan Point Light, Shennecossett Golf Course, Avery Point Light, New London Harbor Light.

4.2 miNE
Lighthouse
Morgan Point Light, Enders Island
109 min walk • Morgan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Noank, Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Mystic River.
5.3 miNW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Shennecossett Golf Course, Groton
135 min walk • Shennecossett Golf Course is a municipal 18 hole golf course located in the city of Groton, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1898 as a four-hole layout and over the next 18 years it was enlarged to a six, nine, eleven and eventually an eighteen-hole course.
4.4 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Avery Point Light, Groton
114 min walk • Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut.
5.3 miNW
Lighthouse
New London Harbor Light, New London
136 min walk • New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse. It is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut and on Long Island Sound, with its tower reaching 90 feet.
4.3 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, Reportedly haunted
New London Ledge Light, Groton
111 min walk • New London Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut on the Thames River at the mouth of New London harbor. It is currently owned and maintained by the New London Maritime Society as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act program.
6.4 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Monte Cristo Cottage, New London
163 min walk • Monte Cristo Cottage was the summer home of American actor James O'Neill and his family, notably his son Eugene O'Neill. It is a National Historic Landmark located at 325 Pequot Avenue in New London, Connecticut.
6.1 miNW
State park, Park
Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford
155 min walk • Harkness Memorial State Park is a historic preservation area with botanical garden and recreational features located on Long Island Sound in the town of Waterford, Connecticut.
5.8 miSW
Lighthouse
Little Gull Island Light, Little Gull Island
149 min walk • Little Gull Island Light is a lighthouse on Little Gull Island, off Fishers Island, New York in Long Island Sound.
5.3 miNW
41°18'31"N • 72°5'60"W
Ocean Beach Park, New London
136 min walk • Park, Piers and boardwalks, Beach
5.8 miNW
Interesting neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford
148 min walk • The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, also known as Walnut Grove or Hammond Estate, in Waterford, Connecticut, US is a 501 non-profit theater company founded in 1964 by George C. White.
4.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Noank, Haley Farm State Park
121 min walk • Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River with a long tradition of fishing, lobstering and boat-building.