Norwalk River
The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut, United States, approximately 21 miles long. The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Coafe River”, “Norwalke River”, and “River of Norwake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maritime Aquarium and SoNo Switch Tower.
Maritime Aquarium
Public aquarium
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The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is an aquarium located in the South Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut. The aquarium features harbor seals, river otters, sharks, jellyfish, loggerhead turtles, and hundreds of other animals living in re-creations of their natural Long Island Sound habitats.
SoNo Switch Tower
Museum
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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 East Norwalk.
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.
East Norwalk
Village
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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.
Norwalk
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Norwalk is a city of 91,000 people in Fairfield County, in the state of Connecticut in the United States of America. It includes the villages of: East Norwalk, West Norwalk, Cranbury, Silvermine, Winnipauk, Wilson Point, Harbor View, Rowayton and South Norwalk, known locally as "SoNo." Norwalk, probably due mostly to its proximity to New York City, is home to many large companies.
Norwalk River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Norwalk River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Norwalk River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Norwalk”
- Cebuano: “Norwalk River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Norwalk”
- Japanese: “ノーウォーク川”
- Urdu: “دریائےنورواک”
- Venetian: “Norwalk”
- Welsh: “Afon Norwalk”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Harborview and Shorehaven.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seaview Park Reach and 50 Washington Street Heliport.
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