Round Island

Round Island is an island in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Round Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Belle Haven, as well as near the suburb Byram.

Type: Island
Description: peninsula in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Also known as: “Great Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bruce Museum and Greenwich station.

Bruce Museum

Museum

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

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.

Greenwich station

Railway station

Photo: Picabu, Public domain.

Greenwich station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line located in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Greenwich Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Greenwich Senior Center, formerly Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic municipal building at 299 Greenwich Avenue in the business district of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwich and Byram.

Greenwich

Photo: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY 4.0.

Greenwich is a town of about 60,000 in Fairfield County, southwestern Connecticut. It is one of the wealthiest communities in America and is blessed with lush and beautiful scenery and many large and impressive houses.

Byram

Suburb

Byram is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Byram had a population of 4,493. Byram is situated 1½ miles west of Round Island.

Pemberwick

Neighborhood

Pemberwick is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pemberwick had a population of 3,899. Pemberwick is situated 2 miles northwest of Round Island.

Round Island

Categories: peninsula and landform
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.00926° or 41° 0′ 33″ north

Longitude

-73.62429° or 73° 37′ 27″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87H8295G+P7

GeoNames ID

4841750

Wikidata ID

Q31829641

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Satellite Map

Discover Round Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Round Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Round Island”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Round Island”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Belle Haven and Rock Ridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rocky Neck Point and Rocky Neck.

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