Penfield Reef
Penfield Reef is a partially submerged reef that extends a mile into Long Island Sound from the coast of Fairfield, Connecticut. The reef is one of the most dangerous areas of Long Island Sound and continues to menace boaters despite the presence of the Penfield Reef Lighthouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Shoal
- Description: reef in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Fairfield Bar” and “Fairfield Reef”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penfield Reef Light and Fairfield Museum and History Center.
Penfield Reef Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Hallettx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penfield Reef Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Penfield Reef at the south side of Black Rock Harbor entrance on the Long Island Sound, off the coast of Fairfield, Connecticut.
Fairfield Museum and History Center
Museum
Photo: Jllm06, Public domain.
The Fairfield Museum and History Center is a museum and research library located at 370 Beach Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. Established in 2007 by the 103 year old Fairfield Historical Society, the Fairfield Museum.
Fairfield Beach
Beach
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Fairfield Beach is a neighborhood of Fairfield, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Danbury and Fairfield.
Little Danbury
Hamlet
Little Danbury was a beachfront settlement on Long Island Sound in what is today southeast Fairfield.
Fairfield
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut.
Black Rock Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Black Rock Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Black Rock Historic District is situated 3½ km north of Penfield Reef.
Penfield Reef
- Categories: reef and landform
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.1246° or 41° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
-73.23377° or 73° 14′ 2″ westOpen location code
87H84QF8+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 804527370OpenStreetMap feature
natural=shoalGeoNames ID
4840514Wikidata ID
Q15265872
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In Other Languages
“Penfield Reef” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Penfield Reef”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Schoonhoven Park and Grover Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fairfield Beach and Penfield Pavilion.
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