Rock Island
Rock Island is an islet in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Rock Island is situated nearby to the suburb Lords Point, as well as near the locality Wamphassuc Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island off Lords Point in New London County, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Schruch Island”, “Scrutches‘ Island”, and “Tretchers‘ Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House and Enders Island.
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Museum
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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek Revival and the Victorian Italianate. Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rock Island.
Enders Island
Islet
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Enders Island is an 11-acre island located within the town of Stonington, just off the coast of the Mystic section of the town, in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Enders Island is situated 1½ miles west of Rock Island.
Latimer Reef Light
Lighthouse
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Latimer Reef Light is a sparkplug lighthouse on Latimer's Reef in Fishers Island Sound. The lighthouse is located one mile northwest of East Point on Fisher's Island, Suffolk County, New York. Originally called Latemore's Reef after James Latemore. Latimer Reef Light is situated 2 miles south of Rock Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lords Point and Stonington.
Lords Point
Suburb
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Lords Point is a small private village on the Atlantic Coast in the town of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, established in 1909. Lords Point has over 200 houses and summer cottages, with an average summer population of 800 people.
Stonington
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Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic.
Stonington
Town
Stonington is a borough and the town center of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, referred to by locals as "The Borough". The population was 976 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 929 in 2010. Stonington is situated 1½ miles east of Rock Island.
Rock Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.33047° or 41° 19′ 50″ northLongitude
-71.9345° or 71° 56′ 4″ westOpen location code
87HC83J8+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 803747685OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Rock Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rock Island”
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