Great Island

Great Island is an island in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Great Island is situated near the hamlet Town Landing, as well as near Lyme Station.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Breakwater Lighthouse and Cypress Cemetery.

Breakwater Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse is a sparkplug…

Cypress Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cypress Cemetery is an historic cemetery at 100 College Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Old Lyme Congregational Church

Church

Photo: Childe Hassam, Public domain.

The Old Lyme Congregational Church is located in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Lyme Historic District and Old Lyme.

Old Lyme Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Old Lyme Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Old Lyme

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Old Lyme is a coastal town in Mystic-Eastern region of Connecticut.

Old Saybrook

Photo: Juliejules, CC BY 3.0.

Old Saybrook is a city of 10,000 people in Connecticut at the mouth of the Connecticut River.

Great Island

Type: Island
Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, USA
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2894° or 41° 17′ 22″ north

Longitude

-72.33302° or 72° 19′ 59″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87H97MQ8+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 22693154

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4835301

Wikidata ID

Q31825422

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In Other Languages

“Great Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Great Island”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Town Landing and Lyme Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Great Island Nature Area and Great Island Boat Launch.

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