West Rock Ridge State Park, New Haven

Name: West Rock Ridge State Park
Address: New Haven, United States

#50 among attractions in New Haven

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West Rock Ridge State Park is a public recreation area located in New Haven, Hamden, and Woodbridge, Connecticut. The state park is named for the 400-to-700-foot trap rock West Rock Ridge, which is part of the Metacomet Ridge extending from Long Island Sound to the Vermont border. The park's 7 miles of open west-facing cliffs offer vistas encompassing Metropolitan New Haven and suburban towns to the west. The park includes Judges Cave, a colonial era historic site; Lake Wintergreen; and the 7-mile Regicides Trail, part of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association's Blue Trail system. The park is part of a larger area of protected open space including state, municipal, and non-profit owned land. ()

Established: 1975 (50 years ago)Elevation: 272 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°22'5"N, 72°57'43"W

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West Rock Ridge State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Haven Country Club, Whitneyville Congregational Church, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, Edgerton.

3.1 miSE
Golf
New Haven Country Club, New Haven
80 min walk • New Haven Country Club is a private country club located in Hamden, Connecticut. Founded in 1898 NHCC is one of the oldest golf courses in America.
3 miSE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Whitneyville Congregational Church, Hamden
76 min walk • The Whitneyville Congregational Church, now the Whitneyville United Church of Christ, is a historic Congregational Church at 1247-1253 Whitney Avenue in the Whitneyville section of Hamden, Connecticut. The congregation is now affiliated with the United Church of Christ.
3 miSE
41°19'42"N • 72°56'20"W
Friends of Beaver Pond Park, New Haven
77 min walk • Park
3 miSE
Park
Edgerton, New Haven
76 min walk • Edgerton Park, also known as the Frederick F. Brewster Estate, is a 20-acre public park on Whitney Avenue, straddling the New Haven–Hamden town line in Connecticut. It is site of the demolished Victorian home of Eli Whitney II, known as "Ivy Nook". In 1909, it became the estate of industrialist Frederick F.
0.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Regicides Trail, New Haven
14 min walk • Regicides Trail is a Blue-Blazed hiking trail, about 7 miles long, roughly following the edge of a diabase, or traprock, cliff northwest of New Haven, Connecticut.
1.5 miSE
Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Alphonso Johnson House, Hamden
38 min walk • The Alphonso Johnson House is a historic house at 1 Gilbert Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. Built in 1859, it is one of the town's few 19th-century brick houses, and a distinctive example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
2.8 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Pistol Factory Dwelling, Hamden
72 min walk • The Pistol Factory Dwelling is a historic house at 1322 Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. Built in 1845 and enlarged before 1860, it is an unusual example of a Greek Revival worker's boarding house, built by Eli Whitney II to house workers at his nearby pistol factory.
2.1 miSE
Neoclassical architecture
Hamden Bank & Trust Building, New Haven
53 min walk • The Hamden Bank & Trust Building is a historic commercial building at 1 Circular Drive in Hamden, Connecticut. Built in 1927, it is a fine local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Used as a bank for many years, it now houses professional offices.
2.8 miS
41°19'40"N • 72°57'42"W
Beecher Park, New Haven
71 min walk • Park
3.2 miS
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Beaver Hills Historic District, New Haven
81 min walk • The Beaver Hills Historic District is a 97-acre historic district in the Beaver Hills neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 1986, it included 235 contributing buildings.
3.3 miE
Synagogue
Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden
83 min walk • Congregation Mishkan Israel, in Hamden, Connecticut, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Connecticut, the 14th oldest continuous operating synagogue in America as well as the oldest continuing synagogue in New England.