Gull Rock is a small rock ledge off the coast of
Madison in
New Haven County
New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 864,835, making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Two of the state's top 5 largest cities, ...
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Connecticut. It is in size and made of glacial
granite. It was named due to the large numbers of seabirds that rest there. Some parts of Gull Rock are covered in hardy plants during the summer months, and invertebrates thrive here. The island and its neighbors are occasionally considered to be part of the
Thimble Islands, though this is uncommon. A steel
seawall, now decrepit and unused, runs submerged from Gull Rock to the shore.
See also
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Round Rock, Madison
Round Rock is a glacial rock islet of around in size. It is situated offshore of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut. In 1914, congressman Thomas L. Reilly requested Round Rock to be connected to Tuxis Island by a breakwater, and extende ...
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Tuxis Island
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Madison Reef Madison Reef is a series of submerged rock shoals about 1.65 miles (2.65 kilometers) long and one mile (1.6 kilometers) offshore of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is between four and seventeen feet (1.21 and 5.18 meters) deep, and sepa ...
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Thimble Islands
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Outer Lands
The Outer Lands is the prominent terminal moraine archipelagic region off the southern coast of New England in the United States. This eight-county region of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York, comprises the peninsula of Cape Cod an ...
References
Coastal islands of Connecticut
Madison, Connecticut
Landforms of New Haven County, Connecticut
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