Faulkner Island Coast Guard Light Station
Falkner Island Light, also known as the Faulkner Island Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Falkner Island which is off Guilford Harbor on Long Island Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Falkner Island Light”, “Falkner Island Lighthouse”, “Falkner Island Reef Lighthouse”, and “Faulkner Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falkner Island and Goose Island.
Falkner Island
Island
Falkner Island is a 2.87-acre crescent-shaped island located in Long Island Sound 3 miles off Guilford, Connecticut, United States. The island has been visited by the Native Americans for thousands of years.
Goose Island
Islet
Goose Island is a small, uninhabited rocky island off of the coast of Connecticut, in Long Island Sound. It belongs to the town of Guilford. It is near Falkner Island, North Rocks, Falkner Island Reef, Stony Island, and Three Quarters Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guilford and Guilford Historic Town Center.
Guilford
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, that borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.
Guilford Historic Town Center
Locality
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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, south to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 5 miles north of Faulkner Island Coast Guard Light Station.
Madison
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Madison is a town in New Haven County of Connecticut. It is in the central part of the Connecticut shoreline. The population of Madison was around 18,000 as of 2014. Much of Madison is known for its pricey, historical homes and its miles of beach.
Faulkner Island Coast Guard Light Station
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.21197° or 41° 12′ 43″ northLongitude
-72.65359° or 72° 39′ 13″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87H9686W+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 716910426OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Faulkner Island Coast Guard Light Station” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de l’île Falkner”
- French: “Phare de l’île Falkner”
- French: “phare de l’île Faulkner”
- Russian: “Маяк острова Фолкнер”
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