Falkner Island

Falkner Island is a 2.87-acre crescent-shaped island located in 3 miles off , , United States. The island has been visited by the Native Americans for thousands of years.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “Falcon Island”, “Falfland Island”, “Falkner’s Island”, “Faulcon Island”, “Faulkner’s Island”, “Faulner’s Island”, “Fawkners Island”, “Fortune Island”, “Gull Island”, “île Faulkner”, “Manaucumock”, and “Valcken Eylandt”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Faulkner Island Lighthouse and Goose Island.

Lighthouse
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Falkner Island Light, also known as the Faulkner…

Islet
is a small, uninhabited rocky off…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guilford and Guilford Historic Town Center.

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is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Locality
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is a large historic… is situated 5 miles north of Falkner Island.

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is a town in New Haven County of Connecticut.

Falkner Island

Latitude
41.21209° or 41° 12′ 44″ north
Longitude
-72.65396° or 72° 39′ 14″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87H9686W+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 882649412
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4834212
Wiki­data ID
Q5431984
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Falkner Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Falkner Island”
  • Dutch: “Falkner Island”
  • French: “île Falkner”
  • French: “Île Falkner”
  • Russian: “Фолкнер (остров)”
  • Russian: “Фолкнер”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sachem Head and Leetes Island.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Three Quarters Rock and Big Indian.

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