Mason Island
Mason's Island is an inhabited island at the mouth of the Mystic River, in Stonington, Connecticut. The island was named after Major John Mason who was granted the island in recognition for his military services in the 1637 Pequot War in nearby Mystic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Bradford Island”, “Chipichuock”, “Chippachaug”, “Chippichouck”, “Mason’s Island”, “Masons Island”, “Mullons Island”, “MuttensIsland”, and “Ram Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Enders Island and Mystic station.
Enders Island
Islet
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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
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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.
Ram Island
Islet
Ram Island is a small 20-acre island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. It is located in the Town of Stonington, approximately 1 mile offshore, between Mystic and Fishers Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noank and Noank Historic District.
Noank
Suburb
Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering, and boat-building.
Noank Historic District
Neighborhood
The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork.
Mystic Bridge Historic District
Neighborhood
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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.
Mason Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Mason Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mason Island”
- Dutch: “Mason’s Island”
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