Fox Island

Fox Island is an islet in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Fox Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Amston Lake, as well as near Exeter.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mono Pond State Park Reserve.

Mono Pond State Park Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

Mono Pond State Park Reserve is a public recreation area covering 218 acres in the town of Columbia, Connecticut, 8 miles southwest of Willimantic. The state park surrounds Mono Pond, a 113-acre body of water averaging depths of 3.5 feet with an area near the dam reaching a depth of nine feet. Mono Pond State Park Reserve is situated 2 miles north of Fox Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amston and Hebron.

Amston

Village

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Amston is a village, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Fox Island.

Hebron

Town

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Hebron is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 9,098 at the 2020 census. Hebron is situated 3 miles northwest of Fox Island.

Columbia

Village

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Columbia is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,272 at the 2020 census. Originally a part of Lebanon, known as the North Society or Lebanon's Crank, Columbia was incorporated in May 1804. Columbia is situated 4½ miles north of Fox Island.

Fox Island

Type: Islet
Categories: island, locality, and landform
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6396° or 41° 38′ 23″ north

Longitude

-72.30751° or 72° 18′ 27″ west

Elevation

446 feet (136 metres)

Open location code

87H9JMQR+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 151084565

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4834726

Wikidata ID

Q31825322

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Fox Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fox Island”

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Localities in the Area

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