Fayerweather Island
Fayerweather Island is a 7+1⁄2-acre land mass in Long Island Sound. Part of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, it is located south of the city's Seaside Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: LEONARDO DASILVA, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Fairweather Island” and “Fairweather’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Rock Harbor Light and St. Ann Church.
Black Rock Harbor Light
Lighthouse
Black Rock Harbor Light, also known as Fayerweather Island Light, is a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States which stands on the south end of Fayerweather Island and marks the entrance to Black Rock Harbor.
St. Ann Church
Church
St. Ann Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
Fairfield University
University
Photo: Stagophile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2023, the university had about 5,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students. Fairfield University is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fayerweather Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Rock Historic District and Black Rock Gardens Historic District.
Black Rock Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Black Rock Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Black Rock Gardens Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Black Rock Gardens Historic District is a historic district in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It encompasses a small residential development built between 1916 and 1920 to provide housing for workers in war-related industries in the city.
Black Rock
Photo: Markvs88, Public domain.
Black Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It borders Fairfield and the Ash Creek tidal estuary on the west, the West Side/West End of Bridgeport on the north and east, and Black Rock Harbor and Long Island Sound on the south.
Fayerweather Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.14395° or 41° 8′ 38″ northLongitude
-73.21638° or 73° 12′ 59″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H84QVM+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 380319080OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
Discover Fayerweather Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Fayerweather Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fayerweather Island”
- French: “île Fayerweather”
- French: “Île Fayerweather”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Black Rock Harbor and Money Beach.
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