Great Captain Island
Great Captain Island, also known more familiarly as "Great Captain's Island," is an island off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut. The 17.2-acre island is the largest of a three-island group that also includes Little Captain and Wee Captain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Captain’s Island”, “Captains Island”, “Great Captain’s Island”, “Great Captains Island”, “Patrick Island”, and “Patricks Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Captain Island Light and Calf Islands.
Great Captain Island Light
Lighthouse
Great Captain Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Great Captain Island in the western Long Island Sound off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Calf Islands
Islet
Calf Island, between 27.5-acre The island is open for visitors; although, as of the summer of 2006, it was getting relatively few of them. The island is the largest one in Greenwich waters.
Port Chester station
Railway station
Photo: Lee Cannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Chester station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Port Chester, New York. The station is the northernmost station on the line in New York before crossing into Connecticut. Port Chester station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Great Captain Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byram and Port Chester.
Byram
Village
Byram is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had a population of 4,146 at the 2010 census, and a census-estimated population of 4,216 in 2018. Byram is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Captain Island.
Port Chester
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Chester is a village in the U.S. state of New York and the largest part of the town of Rye in Westchester County by population. At the 2010 U.S. census, the village had a population of 28,967 and was the fifth-most populous village in New York State.
Rye
Photo: Minard38, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rye is a coastal city in Westchester County of New York. Best known for being home to Rye Playland which was built in 1928, the only publicly-owned amusement park in the U.S.A, it has the feel of a charming, wealthy small town along the Long Island Sound.
Great Captain Island
- Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Greenwich, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Fairfield County, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.98257° or 40° 58′ 57″ northLongitude
-73.6263° or 73° 37′ 35″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87G8X9MF+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 43398214OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Great Captain Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Captain Island”
- Dutch: “Great Captain Island”
- French: “Great Captain Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Belle Haven and Round Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jones Rocks and Little Captain Island.
Fairfield County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, and Westport.
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