Pelican Island
Pelican Island is an islet in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Pelican Island is situated nearby to the locality Lowther Point, as well as near Brush Island.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Sand Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greenwich Point Park and Bruce Museum of Arts and Science.
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
Museum
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The Bruce Museum is an art, science and natural history museum located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Bruce's main building sits on a hill in a downtown park, and its tower can be easily seen by drivers passing by on Interstate 95. Bruce Museum of Arts and Science is situated 2 miles west of Pelican Island.
Riverside station
Railway station
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Riverside station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Riverside area of Greenwich, Connecticut. The Riverside Avenue Bridge crosses over the west end of the station platforms. Riverside station is situated 1½ miles north of Pelican Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverside and Old Greenwich.
Riverside
Neighborhood
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Riverside is a neighborhood/section in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,843. Riverside is situated 1½ miles north of Pelican Island.
Old Greenwich
Suburb
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Old Greenwich is a coastal village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Greenwich had a population of 6,962. The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich. Old Greenwich is situated 2 miles northeast of Pelican Island.
Cos Cob
Suburb
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Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. Cos Cob is situated 2 miles north of Pelican Island.
Pelican Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.00878° or 41° 0′ 32″ northLongitude
-73.58495° or 73° 35′ 6″ westOpen location code
87H82C58+G2OpenStreetMap ID
way 43399554OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Pelican Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pelican Island”
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