Manresa Island
Manresa Island is a former island located in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the mouth of Norwalk Harbor in the Long Island Sound. The earliest name for the landform was Boutons Island, which dates to 1664.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
- Type: Island
- Description: former island in Norwalk, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Bouton Island”, “Boutons Island”, “Comstock Island”, “Keyser Island”, “Kyser Island”, “Manrissa Island”, and “Raymond Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Norwalk station and Sheffield Island.
South Norwalk station
Railway station
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
South Norwalk station is a commuter rail station in Norwalk, Connecticut, served by the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line. It is owned and managed by the Norwalk Transit District.
SoNo Switch Tower
Museum
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
SoNo Switch Tower is a preserved switch tower in Norwalk, Connecticut, in the United States. It was originally constructed in 1896 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad to control switches at the junction between the New Haven Line and the Danbury Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Norwalk and Rowayton.
South Norwalk
Suburb
South Norwalk is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut which corresponds to the city's Second Taxing District. Often referred to as SoNo, the neighborhood was originally settled as Old Well, then chartered as the city of South Norwalk on August 18, 1870.
Rowayton
Village
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Rowayton is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange.
East Norwalk
Village
Photo: StephenTS42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
East Norwalk is a neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. It is located mostly in Norwalk's third taxing district with segments of its northernmost area within the first and fifth taxing districts.
Manresa Island
- Categories: former island, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.07482° or 41° 4′ 29″ northLongitude
-73.41012° or 73° 24′ 36″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87H83HFQ+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 359265759OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Cebuano—“Manresa Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa de Manresa”
- Cebuano: “Manresa Island”
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