New Haven, University city in Connecticut, United States
Located along Long Island Sound, New Haven features a grid layout centered around a sixteen-acre downtown square known as New Haven Green.
English Puritans established New Haven in 1638, creating one of the first planned cities in America with an organized pattern of eight streets.
Yale University shapes the educational landscape of New Haven through its museums, galleries, theaters, and research facilities across the urban campus.
The New Haven transportation system includes train connections to New York City, local bus routes, and cycling paths throughout the metropolitan area.
New Haven initiated the first public tree planting program in the United States, leading to its designation as The Elm City.
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Location: New Haven County
Inception: 1638
Elevation above the sea: 18 m
Shares border with: Hamden, West Haven, Orange, East Haven, North Haven, Woodbridge
Website: https://newhavenct.gov
GPS coordinates: 41.30833,-72.92500
Latest update: May 27, 2025 19:56
Yale Bowl
3 km
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
409 m
Yale University Art Gallery
498 m
Yale Center for British Art
496 m
New Haven Green
171 m
Harkness Tower
383 m
Toad's Place
516 m
Grove Street Cemetery
624 m
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge
2.1 km
Hotel Marcel
1.4 km
Knights of Columbus Building
677 m
Yale Art and Architecture Building
449 m
Connecticut Hall
333 m
Yale Repertory Theatre
546 m
Savin Rock Amusement Park
6.1 km
Wooster Square
724 m
Lipstick on Caterpillar Tracks
664 m
Lillian Goldman Law Library
447 m
Heroes Tunnel
5.6 km
Eli Whitney Museum
3.3 km
Yale Golf Course
5.3 km
East Rock
2.7 km
East Rock Park
2.7 km
Yale Babylonian Collection
411 m
Shore Line Trolley Museum
6.4 km
Grace Hopper College
244 m
Science Hill
1 km
Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District
1.5 kmReviews
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