Greenwich Island

Greenwich Island is an islet in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Greenwich Island is situated nearby to the locality Lowther Point, as well as near the suburb Old Greenwich.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Great Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenwich Point Park and Riverside station.

Riverside station

Railway station

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Riverside station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Riverside area of Greenwich, Connecticut. The Riverside Avenue Bridge crosses over the west end of the station platforms.

Old Greenwich station

Railway station

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Old Greenwich station is a commuter rail station served by the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the Old Greenwich neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. Old Greenwich station is situated 1½ miles north of Greenwich Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Greenwich and Riverside.

Old Greenwich

Suburb

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Old Greenwich is a coastal village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Greenwich had a population of 6,962. The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich.

Riverside

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Riverside is a neighborhood/section in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,843.

Cos Cob

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. Cos Cob is situated 2 miles northwest of Greenwich Island.

Greenwich Island

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

41.01257° or 41° 0′ 45″ north

Longitude

-73.5777° or 73° 34′ 40″ west

Open location code

87H82C7C+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43399334

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4835410

Wikidata ID

Q31825431

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Greenwich Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Greenwich Island”

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Localities in the Area

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