Roton Point

Roton Point is a cape in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Roton Point is situated nearby to the village Rowayton, as well as near Tokeneke.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Contentment Island and Greens Ledge Lighthouse.

Contentment Island

Island

Contentment Island is a small island in the Long Island Sound, off the coast of Tokeneke, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential, and is also home of the private Tokeneke Club.

Greens Ledge Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Greensledgelight, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Greens Ledge Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse in the western Long Island Sound near Norwalk, Connecticut and Darien, Connecticut. It is one of 33 sparkplug lighthouses still in existence in the United States and remains an active aid to navigation.

Sheffield Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Sheffield Island Light is a historic lighthouse located at the southern end of the Norwalk Islands in Norwalk, Connecticut. It marks the west side of the mouth of the Norwalk River on northern Long Island Sound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowayton and Darien.

Rowayton

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Rowayton is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange.

Darien

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Darien is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast. Situated on the Long Island Sound between the cities of Stamford and Norwalk, Darien is a commuter town for New York City.

Boston Post Road Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Boston Post Road Historic District encompasses a cross-section of residential architectural styles representative of much of the history of Darien, Connecticut.

Roton Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.05596° or 41° 3′ 21″ north

Longitude

-73.44084° or 73° 26′ 27″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87H83H45+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7525199613

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4841730

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