Lantern Hill, North Stonington, Connecticut

A view of Mystic and Foxwoods Casino from the top of Lantern Hill in North Stonington, Connecticut. Lantern Hill can be seen from Long Island Sound and was named because it was used as a location for burning beacons to signal ships at sea.

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• Lantern
• Hill
• North
• Stonington
• Connecticut
• Foxwoods
• Ledyard
• Mystic

[SmithCoveSailer]

I agree the view was better before the casino. I have some pre-Foxwoods maps that show the route for the Narragansett Trail crossing the cedar swamp and ending near Poquetanuck Cove on the Thames river.

[excel281]

Lantern Hill is the southern terminus of the Narragansett Trail; the northern end is at Ashville Pond in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. I believe efforts are underway to connect the Pequot Trail with the Narragansett Trail.

[Dulcimerea]

Thanks for the view. I used to go there a lot in the late 1960's.

I think Lantern Hill trail connected with the old Narragansett Trail (which was shown on the USGS topographic map). That trail could be located in the woods a ways n. of Gungywamp Rd, about a 1/2 mile east of Rte 12, in Groton. The trail could be followed all the way from there to Lantern Hill and further east..

I liked the original view (before Foxwoods) better - that thing is huge.

[slothmizzy]

that is a great place to hike i go all the time.