Horse Island
Horse Island is an islet in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Horse Island is situated nearby to the locality Brush Island, as well as near Lowther Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Quarry Ball Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bruce Museum of Arts and Science and Bruce Park.
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
Museum
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
The Bruce Museum is an art, science and natural history museum located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Bruce's main building sits on a hill in a downtown park, and its tower can be easily seen by drivers passing by on Interstate 95.
Greenwich station
Railway station
Photo: Picabu, Public domain.
Greenwich station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line located in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenwich and Cos Cob.
Greenwich
Photo: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY 4.0.
Greenwich is a town of about 60,000 in Fairfield County, southwestern Connecticut. It is one of the wealthiest communities in America and is blessed with lush and beautiful scenery and many large and impressive houses.
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 north of Horse Island.
Riverside
Hamlet
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. Riverside is situated 2 miles northeast of Horse Island.
Horse Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.01408° or 41° 0′ 51″ northLongitude
-73.60491° or 73° 36′ 18″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87H8297W+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 22693042OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4836342Wikidata ID
Q31825562
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In Other Languages
“Horse Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Horse Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brush Island and Lowther Point.
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