Norwalk River

The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern , United States, approximately 21 miles long. The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land".
Wikipedia
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
  • 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.

Public aquarium
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
The at Norwalk is an aquarium located in the South Norwalk section of , . The at Norwalk is the only aquarium devoted to , the "Estuary of National Significance" just outside its doors.

Museum
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
is a preserved switch tower in , 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.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Norwalk and East Norwalk.

Suburb
Photo: JohnOwensCT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in 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 on August 18, 1870.

Village
Photo: StephenTS42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood of , 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.

Photo: Noroton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 91,000 people in , in the state of in the United States of America. It includes the villages of: East , West , Cranbury, Silvermine, Winnipauk, Wilson Point, Harbor View, Rowayton and South , known locally as "SoNo." , probably due mostly to its proximity to , is home to many large companies.

Norwalk River

Latitude
41.09982° or 41° 5′ 59″ north
Longitude
-73.41456° or 73° 24′ 52″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87H83HXP+W5
Geo­Names ID
4839836
Wiki­data ID
Q7060790
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Satellite Map

Discover Norwalk River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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