North Brother

North Brother Island is a small island in Long Island Sound, part of the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. Its coordinates are, just off the coast. Its companion, South Brother Island is also a part of the town of East Lyme.

Type: Islet
Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Goose Rock”, “North Brother Island”, “North Brother Island, Connecticut”, and “North Brother Rock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rocky Neck State Park and York Correctional Institution.

Rocky Neck State Park

Nature reserve

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Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 710 acres on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. The park encompasses a white sand beach and small boardwalk, tidal river, a broad salt marsh, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s.

York Correctional Institution

Prison

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum. York Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles north of North Brother.

Thomas Lee House

Building

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The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut, built around 1660. Thomas Lee House is situated 1½ miles north of North Brother.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and East Lyme.

Niantic

Suburb

Photo: Dmcoxe, CC BY 3.0.

Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound. Niantic is situated 3½ miles northeast of North Brother.

East Lyme

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East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 18,693 at the 2020 census. The villages of Niantic and Flanders are located in the town.

Old Lyme

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Lyme is a coastal town in Mystic-Eastern region of Connecticut. Old Lyme is a quaint little town at the bottom of the Connecticut River on the East banks. It is generally regarded as a summering destination as it has many gorgeous beaches.

North Brother

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

41.29313° or 41° 17′ 35″ north

Longitude

-72.24497° or 72° 14′ 42″ west

Open location code

87H97QV4+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359266685

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4839646

Wikidata ID

Q7054310

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In Other Languages

“North Brother” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “North Brother”

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Notable Places Nearby

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