High Island

One of the Thimble Islands, High Island once served as a hideout for famed pirate Captain Kidd. Kidd's Harbor on the island, as well as nearby Kidd's Island, were named for him.

Type: Islet
Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Kidds Island” and “Treasure Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pot Island and The Thimbles.

Pot Island

Islet

Pot Island is one of the Thimble Islands in Branford, Connecticut. It was named for the numerous glacial potholes of various sizes.

The Thimbles

Island

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut.

Horse Island, at 17 acres, is the largest of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It is owned by Yale University and is maintained as an ecological laboratory by Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.

Stony Creek

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry.

Branford Point Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Branford Point Historic District is situated 3½ miles northwest of High Island.

Branford

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

High Island

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.24876° or 41° 14′ 56″ north

Longitude

-72.75839° or 72° 45′ 30″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87H966XR+GJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 219564024

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4836070

Wikidata ID

Q27986855

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“High Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “High Island”

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