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.

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

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.

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 an 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

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. 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″ north

Longitude

-73.41759° or 73° 25′ 3″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87H83H2J+9X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 22691837

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4842888

Wikidata ID

Q2277730

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Satellite Map

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

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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