Fivemile River

Fivemile River is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Fivemile River is situated nearby to the village Rowayton, as well as near Tokeneke.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Contentment Island and Greens Ledge Lighthouse.

Contentment Island

Island

Contentment Island is a small island in the Long Island Sound, off the coast of Tokeneke, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential, and is also home of the private Tokeneke Club.

Greens Ledge Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Greensledgelight, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Greens Ledge Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse in the western Long Island Sound near Norwalk, Connecticut and Darien, Connecticut. It is one of 33 sparkplug lighthouses still in existence in the United States and remains an active aid to navigation.

Rowayton station

Railway station

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Rowayton station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the Rowayton neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut. Nineteenth-century artist and humanitarian Vincent Colyer helped to get the original station built.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowayton and Darien.

Rowayton

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Rowayton is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange.

Darien

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Darien is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast. Situated on the Long Island Sound between the cities of Stamford and Norwalk, Darien is a commuter town for New York City.

Boston Post Road Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Boston Post Road Historic District encompasses a cross-section of residential architectural styles representative of much of the history of Darien, Connecticut. Boston Post Road Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Fivemile River.

Fivemile River

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Five Mile River” and “Roatan River”
Category: body of water
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05732° or 41° 3′ 26″ north

Longitude

-73.44595° or 73° 26′ 45″ west

Open location code

87H83H43+WJ

GeoNames ID

4834552

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