Saugatuck River
The Saugatuck River is a 23.7-mile-long river in southwestern Connecticut in the United States. It drains part of suburban and rural Fairfield County west of Bridgeport, emptying into Long Island Sound.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “East Branch Saugatuck River”, “Redding Stream”, “Sagatuck River”, “Sangatuck River”, “Soakatuck River”, “Sugar Hollow Pond Brook”, “Swagatunk River”, and “Upper Saugatuck River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Compo Beach and Westport station.
Westport station
Railway station
Peck Ledge Light
Lighthouse
Peck Ledge Light, also known as "Peck Ledge Lighthouse", is a sparkplug lighthouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, southeast of Norwalk Harbor and northeast of Goose Island among the Norwalk Islands on Long Island Sound. Peck Ledge Light is situated 1½ miles south of Saugatuck River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Norwalk and Greens Farms.
East Norwalk
Village
East Norwalk is a neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. It is located mostly in Norwalk's third taxing district with segments of its northernmost area within the first and fifth taxing districts. East Norwalk is situated 2½ miles west of Saugatuck River.
Greens Farms
Hamlet
Westport
Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located in the Gold Coast along the Long Island Sound, it is 48 miles northeast of New York City and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.Saugatuck River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.1001° or 41° 6′ 0″ north
Longitude
-73.35789° or 73° 21′ 28″ west
Open location code
87H84J2R+2R
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Saugatuck River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Saugatuck”
- Cebuano: “Saugatuck River”
- Dutch: “Saugatuck River”
- German: “Saugatuck River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Saugatuck”
- Japanese: “ソーガタック川”
- Venetian: “Saugatuck”
- Welsh: “Afon Saugatuck”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saugatuck Shores and Compo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seymour Rock and Cedar Point.
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