Dogfish Island
Dogfish Island is an islet in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Dogfish Island is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the hamlet Hoadley Neck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Davis Island and Little Pumpkin Island.
Davis Island
Island
Davis Island, one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, was the site of President William Howard Taft's "Summer White House".
Little Pumpkin Island
Island
Little Pumpkin Island is an island in the Thimble Islands archipelago. It was named because the owner entered a pumpkin-growing contest for the biggest pumpkin, but ended up rearing the smallest of the entries.
Bear Island
Islet
Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.
Stony Creek
Suburb
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Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry.
Branford Point Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Branford Point Historic District is situated 4 miles west of Dogfish Island.
Branford
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Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Dogfish Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.25425° or 41° 15′ 15″ northLongitude
-72.74849° or 72° 44′ 55″ westOpen location code
87H97732+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 219564034OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Dogfish Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dogfish Island”
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