Gates Island

Gates Island is an islet in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Gates Island is situated nearby to the suburb Noank, as well as near Groton Long Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Enders Island and Ram Island.

Enders Island

Islet

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Enders Island is an 11-acre island located within the town of Stonington, just off the coast of the Mystic section of the town, in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

Ram Island

Islet

Ram Island is a small 20-acre island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. It is located in the Town of Stonington, approximately 1 mile offshore, between Mystic and Fishers Island.

Morgan Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Morgan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Noank, Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Mystic River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noank and Noank Historic District.

Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering, and boatbuilding.

Noank Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork.

Groton Long Point

Suburb

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Groton Long Point is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census. Groton Long Point is situated 2 miles west of Gates Island.

Gates Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31531° or 41° 18′ 55″ north

Longitude

-71.96723° or 71° 58′ 2″ west

Open location code

87HC828M+44

OpenStreetMap ID

way 803747648

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4834890

Wikidata ID

Q31825332

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In Other Languages

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Cebuano: “Gates Island”

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