Lyddy Island

Lyddy Island is an islet in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Lyddy Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Quiambaug, as well as near the suburb Lords Point.

Type: Islet
Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Lydia Island” and “Lydias Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Enders Island and Mystic station.

Enders Island

Islet

Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Enders Island is an 11-acre island located within the town of Stonington, just off the coast of the Mystic section of the town, in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

Mystic station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mystic station is an intercity train station on the Northeast Corridor, located off Roosevelt Avenue east of downtown Mystic, Connecticut. It is served by a limited number of trains on Amtrak's Northeast Regional service, with three to five daily trains in each direction. Mystic station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lyddy Island.

Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

Theme park

Photo: Joethon, Public domain.

Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored. Mystic Seaport Marine Museum is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lyddy Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lords Point and Mystic.

Lords Point

Suburb

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Lords Point is a small private village on the Atlantic Coast in the town of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, established in 1909. Lords Point has over 200 houses and summer cottages, with an average summer population of 800 people.

Mystic

Photo: peasap, CC BY 2.0.

Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

Mystic Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Rhvanwinkle, CC BY 3.0.

The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge. Mystic Bridge Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Lyddy Island.

Lyddy Island

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

41.33117° or 41° 19′ 52″ north

Longitude

-71.94673° or 71° 56′ 48″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HC83J3+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 803747683

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4838065

Wikidata ID

Q31826692

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In Other Languages

“Lyddy Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lyddy Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Quiambaug and Wamphassuc Point.

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