Sheffield Island
Sheffield Island is an islet in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Sheffield Island is situated nearby to the village Rowayton, as well as near the hamlet Harborview.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: American, Public domain.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Little Long Island”, “Long Island”, “Noah Smith’s Island”, “Norwalk Island”, “Smith’s Island”, “Temperance Island”, “White Island”, “White’s Island”, and “Winnipauk Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sheffield Island Light and Greens Ledge Lighthouse.
Sheffield Island Light
Lighthouse
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.
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.
Manresa Island
Island
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Manresa Island is a former island located in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the mouth of Norwalk Harbor in the Long Island Sound. The earliest name for the landform was Boutons Island, which dates to 1664. Manresa Island is situated 1½ miles north of Sheffield Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowayton and Boston Post Road Historic District.
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. Rowayton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sheffield Island.
Boston Post Road Historic District
Neighborhood
The Boston Post Road Historic District encompasses a cross-section of residential architectural styles representative of much of the history of Darien, Connecticut. Boston Post Road Historic District is situated 3½ miles northwest of Sheffield Island.
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.
Sheffield Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.05096° or 41° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
-73.41759° or 73° 25′ 3″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87H83H2J+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 22691837OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4842888Wikidata ID
Q2277730
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Sheffield Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sheffield Island”
- Dutch: “Sheffield Island”
- German: “Sheffield Island”
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Localities in the Area
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