Horse Island

Horse Island is an islet in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Horse Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Sachem Head, as well as near Leetes Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leetes Island Cemetery and Bear Island.

Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty. Bear Island is situated 1½ miles west of Horse Island.

Little Pumpkin Island

Island

Little Pumpkin Island is an island in the Thimble Islands archipelago. It was named because the owner entered a pumpkin-growing contest for the biggest pumpkin, but ended up rearing the smallest of the entries. Little Pumpkin Island is situated 2 miles west of Horse Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guilford and Stony Creek.

Guilford

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Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.

Stony Creek

Suburb

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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. Stony Creek is situated 2½ miles west of Horse Island.

Guilford Historic Town Center

Locality

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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, South to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 2½ miles northeast of Horse Island.

Horse Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2558° or 41° 15′ 21″ north

Longitude

-72.70824° or 72° 42′ 30″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87H9774R+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 219561506

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4836344

Wikidata ID

Q31825564

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In Other Languages

“Horse Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Horse Island”

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Localities in the Area

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