Schencks Island Park

Schencks Island Park is a park in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Old Ridgefield Road. Schencks Island Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Gilbert Corners, as well as near South Wilton.

Type: Park
Description: park in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Old Ridgefield Road Open Space” and “Schenck’s Island”
Address: Old Ridgefield Road

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wilton station and Cannondale station.

Wilton station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilton station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Wilton, Connecticut. The station first opened in 1852 and is the most used station on the Danbury Branch by weekday passengers.

Cannondale station

Railway station

Photo: AirportExpert, CC0.

Cannondale station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Cannondale neighborhood of Wilton, Connecticut. Cannondale station is situated 2 miles north of Schencks Island Park.

Cranbury Park

Park

Cranbury Park is the largest public park in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in northern Norwalk, on the former Gallaher Estate, a 227-acre country estate developed in the 1920s by Edward Beach Gallaher, an important figure in the early American automobile industry. Cranbury Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Schencks Island Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilton and Cannondale.

Wilton

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Cannondale

Hamlet

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Cannondale is a census-designated place within the town of Wilton in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cannondale had a population of 396. Cannondale is situated 2 miles north of Schencks Island Park.

Weston

Town

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Weston is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,354 at the 2020 census and had the highest median income in the state of Connecticut. Weston is situated 2½ miles east of Schencks Island Park.

Schencks Island Park

Category: recreation area
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.18911° or 41° 11′ 21″ north

Longitude

-73.42904° or 73° 25′ 45″ west

Elevation

171 feet (52 metres)

Open location code

87H85HQC+J9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43398189

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4842670

Wikidata ID

Q31822619

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In Other Languages

“Schencks Island Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Schencks Island Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gilbert Corners and South Wilton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wilton Historical Society Library and Wilton Heritage Museum.

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