Horse Island
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.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Rock Island”
- Description: island in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Places of Interest
Discover Outer Island and Pot Island.
Outer Island
Outer Island is a 5-acre island located in Long Island Sound.
Pot Island
Islet
Pot Island is one of the Thimble Islands in Branford, Connecticut.
High Island
Islet
One of the Thimble Islands, High Island once served as a hideout for famed pirate Captain Kidd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.
Branford Point Historic District
The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut.
3½ miles northwest of Horse Island
Branford
Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut.
Horse Island
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Latitude
41.24467° or 41° 14′ 41″ north
Longitude
-72.75735° or 72° 45′ 26″ west
Open location code
87H966VV+V3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
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