Quinnipiac Meadows, also known as Bishop Woods, is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
in the northeast corner of the city of
New Haven,
Connecticut located east of the
Quinnipiac River and north of
Fair Haven and
Fair Haven Heights
Fair Haven Heights, or simply the Heights, is a residential and light industrial neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, located east of the Quinnipiac River. Fair Haven Heights is not to be confused with the adjace ...
.
It contains a considerable
wetlands area which is a nature preserve. The area is bordered on the north by the town of
North Haven, on the east by the town of
East Haven, on the south by
Route 80, on the southwest by
Interstate 91 (between Exits 7 and 8), and on the west by the
Amtrak railroad tracks (along the banks of the Quinnipiac River). The portion of the area west of I-91 is also part of the community known as
Cedar Hill
Cedar may refer to:
Trees and plants
*''Cedrus'', common English name cedar, an Old-World genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae
*Cedar (plant), a list of trees and plants known as cedar
Places United States
* Cedar, Arizona
* ...
.
Bibliography
Print
* The Streets of New Haven - The Origin of Their Names, 2nd edition 1998
References
External links
Connecticut Coastal Access Guide - Quinnipiac Meadows
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Neighborhoods in New Haven, Connecticut