Grassy Island

Grassy Island is an islet in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Grassy Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Round Beach, as well as near Shorehaven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peck Ledge Light and Manresa Island.

Peck Ledge Light

Lighthouse

Peck Ledge Light, also known as "Peck Ledge Lighthouse", is a sparkplug lighthouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, southeast of Norwalk Harbor and northeast of Goose Island among the Norwalk Islands on Long Island Sound.

Manresa Island

Island

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Manresa Island is an island located in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the mouth of Norwalk Harbor in the Long Island Sound. The earliest name for the landform was Boutons Island, which dates to 1664.

Sheffield Island

Islet

Photo: American, Public domain.

Sheffield Island is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Grassy Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Norwalk and South Norwalk.

East Norwalk

Village

Photo: StephenTS42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

East Norwalk is a neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. It is located mostly in Norwalk's third taxing district with segments of its northernmost area within the first and fifth taxing districts. East Norwalk is situated 2½ miles northwest of Grassy Island.

South Norwalk

Suburb

Photo: JohnOwensCT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Norwalk is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut which corresponds to the city's Second Taxing District. Often referred to as SoNo, the neighborhood was originally settled as Old Well, then chartered as the city of South Norwalk on August 18, 1870. South Norwalk is situated 2½ miles northwest of Grassy Island.

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. Rowayton is situated 3 miles west of Grassy Island.

Grassy Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.07092° or 41° 4′ 15″ north

Longitude

-73.38338° or 73° 23′ 0″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Operator

City of Norwalk

Open location code

87H83JC8+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43398015

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4835244

Wikidata ID

Q31825414

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In Other Languages

“Grassy Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Grassy Island”

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Localities in the Area

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