Goat Island
Goat Island is part of Stonington, Connecticut in Wequetequock Cove. It is just northeast of Elihu Island, and is also close to the coast along the Northeast Corridor. Sandy Point Island is nearby southwest along Little Narragansett Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Mosquito Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elihu Island and Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House.
Elihu Island
Island
Elihu Island is a private island off the coast of Stonington, Connecticut. It is located in Wequetequock Cove, just southwest of Goat Island and northeast of the western tip of Sandy Point Island.
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Museum
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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek Revival and the Victorian Italianate.
James Merrill House
Building
Photo: Logatorial, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The James Merrill House is a 19th-century late-Victorian style house at 107 Water Street in Stonington Borough in southeastern Connecticut, formerly owned by poet James Merrill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonington and Stonington.
Stonington
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic.
Stonington
Town
Stonington is a borough and the town center of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, referred to by locals as "The Borough". The population was 976 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 929 in 2010.
Lords Point
Suburb
Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lords Point is a small private village on the Atlantic Coast in the town of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, established in 1909. Lords Point has over 200 houses and summer cottages, with an average summer population of 800 people. Lords Point is situated 2½ miles west of Goat Island.
Goat Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.34114° or 41° 20′ 28″ northLongitude
-71.88542° or 71° 53′ 8″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HC84R7+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 22691704OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4835049Wikidata ID
Q5575287
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In Other Languages
“Goat Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goat Island”
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Localities in the Area
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