Middle Ground, New Rochelle

#60 among attractions in New Rochelle

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Middle Ground is a large submerged reef in Long Island Sound and part of the city of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York. This underwater embankment formed from the natural accumulation of rock and sand in shallow coastal waters. Rock outcrops just below the surface at the center of Middle Ground become exposed during low tide. Stripers and Bluefish are attracted to the shoal throughout the warmer season. ()

Coordinates: 40°53'43"N, 73°45'32"W

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New Rochelle United States

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Middle Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Execution Rocks Light, Davids Island, Trump Plaza, Wildcliff.

1.6 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Reportedly haunted, Lighthouse
Execution Rocks Light, New Rochelle
42 min walk • Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York. It stands 55 feet tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds. The granite tower is painted white with a brown band around the middle.
1 miSW
Island
Davids Island, New Rochelle
26 min walk • Davids Island is a 78-acre island off the coast of New Rochelle, New York, in Long Island Sound. Currently uninhabited, it was previously the site of Fort Slocum.
1.7 miNW
Event space, Skyscraper
Trump Plaza, New Rochelle
43 min walk • Trump Plaza New Rochelle is a 40-story luxury condo located in New Rochelle, NY. The Trump Organization no longer manages the property after their services were rescinded by the Condo Board in October 2021, and is now managed by AKAM Associates.
1 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Wildcliff, New Rochelle
25 min walk • Wildcliff, also referred to as the Cyrus Lawton House, was a historic residence overlooking Long Island Sound in New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York.
1.6 miNW
Library
New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle
41 min walk • New Rochelle Public Library is a public library located in New Rochelle, New York. Chartered in 1894, the NRPL is a school-district library with its own operating budget and a Board of Trustees with seven elected members.
0.6 miS
Island
Huckleberry Island, New Rochelle
16 min walk • Huckleberry Island is an island in Long Island Sound and part of New Rochelle, New York. It lies approximately three-fourths mile east of Davids' Island.
1.2 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Leland Castle, New Rochelle
31 min walk • Leland Castle is a building in New Rochelle, New York. It was constructed during the years in 1855 - 1859 in the Gothic Revival style, and was the country residence of Simeon Leland, a wealthy New York City hotel proprietor.
1.2 miSW
Island
Goose Island, New Rochelle
32 min walk • Goose Island is a small, rocky island in Long Island Sound and a part of the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Titus Mill-Pond & New York State Tidal Wetlands, New Rochelle
25 min walk • Titus Mill Pond & New York State Tidal Wetlands is located at the northeastern end of New Rochelle Harbor in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester, New York. The waters in the harbor and pond flow from Long Island Sound, with tides up to eight feet in the inlet and with no fresh water stream entering into it.
1.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Premium Point, New Rochelle
28 min walk • Premium Point is a guard-gated private community in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York, United States. The area consists of a series small islands connected by bridges to a peninsular fronting on Long Island Sound and backing on Premium Mill Pond and Echo Bay.
0.8 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Davenport House, New Rochelle
20 min walk • The Davenport House, also known as Sans-Souci, is an 1859 residence in New Rochelle, New York, designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis in the Gothic Revival style.