New Haven Harbor is an inlet on the north side of Long Island Sound in the state of Connecticut in the United States. Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The harbor area is an inlet carved by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets
The city of New Haven and its neighborhoods of City Point, Long Wharf, The Annex, and East Shore lie on the northern and eastern sides. City Point is a neighborhood in New Haven Connecticut, USA. It is located at the southwestern end of the city and is bordered on the west by the West River Long Wharf is a waterfront district and neighborhood of the city of New Haven Connecticut, United States. The Annex is a residential neighborhood of the city if New Haven Connecticut. East Shore, also known as Morris Cove, is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven Connecticut. West Haven is on the west. "West Haven" redirects here For other uses see West Haven (disambiguation West Haven is a city in New Haven County, The Quinnipiac and Mill rivers converge and empty into the inlet on its north end. The Quinnipiac River is a River in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut. The Mill River is a River in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut. The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge crosses here. The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, more commonly referred to as the Q Bridge by locals is a bridge that carries Interstate 95 ( Connecticut Turnpike) over The West River empties into the western end of the harbor (also known as West Haven Harbor). The West River is a freshwater stream in southern Connecticut.
The harbor is protected from Long Island Sound by a peninsula from its western side, once known as "Little Necke" but now called Lighthouse Point, because of the lighthouse that was constructed on its tip in 1805. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The original lighthouse was replaced in 1845 by the current structure, called the Five Mile Point Lighthouse. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Five Mile Point Light, also known as New Haven Harbor Lighthouse is a Lighthouse in New Haven Connecticut, United States, on the harbor This lighthouse was replaced for navigation in 1877 by the offshore Southwest Ledge Light. Southwest Ledge Light is a Lighthouse in New Haven Connecticut, United States, on the reef at main entrance to New Haven Harbor. Sperry Lighthouse (1899-1933) also served the harbor.
In July 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, the peninsula was the scene of an amphibious landing by British troops. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
The harbor is circumnavigable via the partially-completed "Harborside Greenway" bicycle and pedestrian trail, which is part of the East Coast Greenway system. The East Coast Greenway, or ECG is a project to create a nearly 3000-mile (4828 km urban path linking the major cities along the Atlantic coast of the United States
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