Potato Island

Potato Island is an islet in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Potato Island is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the hamlet Hoadley Neck.

Type: Islet
Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Latson Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Governor Island and Rogers Island.

Governor Island

Island

Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round.

Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands.

The Thimbles

Island

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.

Stony Creek

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry.

Branford Point Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Branford Point Historic District is situated 3½ miles west of Potato Island.

Branford

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

Potato Island

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

41.25675° or 41° 15′ 24″ north

Longitude

-72.75808° or 72° 45′ 29″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87H9764R+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 219564000

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4841023

Wikidata ID

Q31828887

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In Other Languages

“Potato Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Potato Island”

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Localities in the Area

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