United States Coast Guard Academy, New London

Name: United States Coast Guard Academy
Address: 31 Mohegan Ave, New London, United States

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United States Coast Guard Academy, New London

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The United States Coast Guard Academy is a service academy of the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1876, it is the smallest of the five U.S. service academies and provides education to future Coast Guard officers in one of nine major fields of study. Unlike the other service academies, the Coast Guard Academy does not require a congressional nomination for admission. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1876 (148 years ago)Coordinates: 41°22'20"N, 72°5'57"W

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31 Mohegan AveAcademyNew London United States

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United States Coast Guard Academy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: USS Nautilus, St. James Episcopal Church, Garde Arts Center, Huntington Street Baptist Church.

1.2 miNE
Visitors can tour a historic submarine
USS Nautilus, Groton
30 min walk • USS Nautilus was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958.
1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. James Episcopal Church, New London
27 min walk • St. James Episcopal Church at 76 Federal St, New London, Connecticut is a historic church in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
1.2 miS
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Opera
Garde Arts Center, New London
30 min walk • The Garde Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts center and cinema located at 325 State Street at the corner of Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut. It owns and operates the Garde Theatre, a historic movie palace.
1.2 miS
Church
Huntington Street Baptist Church, New London
32 min walk • The Huntington Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist Church meeting house at 29 Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut. Built in 1843, it is one of the last major examples of Greek Revival architecture to be built in the city. The church was built by a Universalist congregation and then purchased by a competing Baptist one.
0.6 miNW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Universities and schools
Connecticut College, New London
17 min walk • Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. It is a residential, four-year undergraduate institution with nearly all of its approximately 1,815 students living on campus.
0.9 miSE
Bridge
Thames River Bridge, New London
23 min walk • Amtrak's Thames River Bridge spans from New London to Groton, Connecticut, United States, crossing Connecticut's Thames River.
1.1 miNW
Park
Connecticut College Arboretum, New London
30 min walk • The Connecticut College Arboretum is a 300 ha arboretum and botanical gardens, founded in 1931, and located on the campus of Connecticut College and in the towns of New London and Waterford, Connecticut, United States.
0.6 miS
Bridge
Gold Star Memorial Bridge, New London
16 min walk • The Gold Star Memorial Bridge is a pair of steel truss bridges that carry both Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1 across the Thames River between New London, Connecticut, US and Groton, Connecticut.
0.9 miS
Cemetery
Ye Antientist Burial Ground, New London
23 min walk • Ye Antientist Burial Ground in New London, Connecticut is one of the earliest graveyards in New England and the oldest colonial cemetery in New London County. The hillside lot of 1.5 acres adjoins the original site of the settlement's first meeting house.
0.4 miW
Museum, Art museum
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London
12 min walk • The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is located in New London, Connecticut and was founded in 1926 by Lyman Allyn's daughter Harriet Upson Allyn.
1.2 miS
Neighbourhood
Hempstead Historic District, New London
31 min walk • The Hempstead Historic District of New London, Connecticut encompasses a residential area north of the city's harbor and central business district, extending mainly along three roughly parallel streets: Franklin and Hempstead Streets, and Mountain Avenue.

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Which popular attractions are close to United States Coast Guard Academy?

Nearby attractions include Hodges Square Historic District, New London (11 min walk), Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London (12 min walk), Olin Observatory, New London (15 min walk), Gold Star Memorial Bridge, New London (16 min walk).

How to get to United States Coast Guard Academy by public transport?

The nearest stations to United States Coast Guard Academy:

Ferry

Cross Sound Ferry (31 min walk)