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Poquonock Bridge Connecticut Map

Explore Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut

How to Use This Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Connecticut or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Poquonock Bridge.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Poquonock Bridge
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	New London County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.336426
Longitude	-72.012268
Population	1,686
Density	485.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06340
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	New London
School District	Groton School District

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About Poquonock Bridge, Connecticut

Poquonock Bridge is a locality in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,686. The population density is 485.1 people per km². Poquonock Bridge is located at 41.3364°N, 72.0123°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06340.

Poquonock Bridge maintains a low, steady pulse where the cool, persistent waters of Fort Hill Brook carve a path through the earth toward the sea. It lies 3.9 miles east of New London, CT (from New London, CT: bearing 101°T), and is situated 2.8 miles east of Groton. The landscape rises in modest swells toward the slopes of Hazelnut Hill, creating a terrain of uneven shadows and sudden, leafy clearings. At Central Avenue Park, the air holds a damp, salt-kissed weight, carried inland from the distant, unseen reaches of West Harbor. The light here at dusk settles with a heavy, bruised violet hue, catching the edges of the second-growth woods where moss-slicked stone walls mark the slow reclamation of the land by vine and timber.

Poquonock Bridge bears the quiet weight of a region shaped by the relentless industry of the water, its history tethered to the rhythm of the tides and the shifting fortunes of the docks. While the economy has drifted away from the old, hard-edged labor of river-mouth shipbuilding, the character of the place remains etched in the sturdy, pragmatic architecture that lines the transit arteries. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the clamor of the larger hubs, yet always conscious of the proximity to the coast. Beyond the immediate bustle, the rugged terrain of Dark Hollow provides a deep, shaded contrast to the suburban quiet, while the distant, silvered surface of Rock Pond serves as a silent anchor in the memory of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Merritt Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 342° N
Bluff Point State Park/Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.5 mi, 206° SW
Bluff Point State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 247° SW
Bluff Point (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 248° W
State Park (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 264° W
Noank Remembers Memorial Bell (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 109° E
Poquonnock River Bank (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 288° W
Burrows Field (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 286° W
Avalonia Land Conservancy (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 066° NE
Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 226° SW
Beach (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 163° S
Six Penny Island Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 090° E
Avery Memorial Monument (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 288° W
John Kelley Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 059° NE
Mystic Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 060° NE
Hoxie scenic overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 042° NE
Blue Theater (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 050° NE
4-d Theater (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 050° NE
Large Glacial Erratic (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 075° E
Expressiones (Arts Centre) — 4.4 mi, 285° W
Marquee Gallery (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 286° W
New London County Historical Society (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 283° W
Columbo Statue (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 282° W
Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.3 mi, 048° NE · 598 acres
U.S. Coast Guard Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 300° NW
Old Lighthouse Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 096° E
Battery Dutton (historical) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 5.8 mi, 189° S
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 093° E
Remains of Rhode's Folly (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 094° E
Ledyard Oak Site (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 342° N

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