Diving Island

Diving Island is an islet in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Diving Island is situated nearby to the locality Lowther Point, as well as near Brush Island.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Rocky Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bruce Museum and Bruce Park.

Bruce Museum

Museum

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

The Bruce Museum is an art, science and natural history museum located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Bruce's main building sits on a hill in a downtown park, and its tower can be easily seen by drivers passing by on Interstate 95.

Bruce Park

Park

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Cos Cob station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cos Cob station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Cos Cob district of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverside and Greenwich.

Riverside

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Riverside is a neighborhood/section in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,843. Riverside is situated 1½ miles northeast of Diving Island.

Greenwich

Photo: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY 4.0.

Greenwich is a town of about 60,000 in Fairfield County, southwestern Connecticut. It is one of the wealthiest communities in America and is blessed with lush and beautiful scenery and many large and impressive houses.

Cos Cob

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. Cos Cob is situated 2 miles north of Diving Island.

Diving Island

Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.01362° or 41° 0′ 49″ north

Longitude

-73.59979° or 73° 35′ 59″ west

Open location code

87H82C72+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43399773

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4832861

Wikidata ID

Q31825291

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Diving Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Diving Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lowther Point and Brush Island.

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Highlights include Pecks Rock and Captain Knapp Island.

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