Kelsey Island
Kelsey Island is an islet in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Kelsey Island is situated nearby to the suburb Short Beach, as well as near the hamlet Bradford Manor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Darrow Island”, “Darrow’s Island”, “Durrers Island”, “Scotch Cap”, “Waurnpeag Island”, and “Waurnpeeg Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Farm River State Park and Tweed-New Haven Airport.
Farm River State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farm River State Park is a privately operated, publicly owned recreation area on the western shore of the Farm River estuary in the town of East Haven, Connecticut.
Tweed-New Haven Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: TweedFacts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of downtown New Haven, in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Tweed-New Haven Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Kelsey Island.
Beacon Hill
Peak
Beacon Hill, 130 feet above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound. Beacon Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Kelsey Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Short Beach and East Haven.
Short Beach
Suburb
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut, United States. It is the westernmost of Branford's seven neighborhoods, the others being: The Hill, The Center, Pine Orchard, Stony Creek, Indian Neck, and Brushy Hill.
East Haven
Photo: Kathyradziunas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Haven is a town in Connecticut three minutes' drive from New Haven and 35 miles from Hartford. It is part of the Greater New Haven area, founded in 1683.
Morris Cove Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century. Morris Cove Historic District is situated 2 miles west of Kelsey Island.
Kelsey Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.24985° or 41° 14′ 60″ northLongitude
-72.85422° or 72° 51′ 15″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87H964XW+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 219561233OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4837194Wikidata ID
Q31825802
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In Other Languages
“Kelsey Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kelsey Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Short Beach and Darrow Rocks.
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