Sixpenny Island
Sixpenny Island is an islet in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Sixpenny Island is situated nearby to the suburb Noank, as well as near the hamlet West Mystic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Penny Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Enders Island and Morgan Point Lighthouse.
Enders Island
Islet
Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Enders Island is an 11-acre island located within the town of Stonington, just off the coast of the Mystic section of the town, in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
Morgan Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rhvanwinkle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morgan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Noank, Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Mystic River.
Ram Island
Islet
Ram Island is a small 20-acre island off the coast of Mystic, Connecticut. It is located in the Town of Stonington, approximately 1 mile offshore, between Mystic and Fishers Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noank and Noank Historic District.
Noank
Suburb
Noank is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut. This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering, and boat-building.
Noank Historic District
Neighborhood
The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork.
Mystic River Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Monsieurdl, Public domain.
The Mystic River Historic District encompasses the part of the village of Mystic, Connecticut that is on the Groton side of the Mystic River. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1979, approximately 235-acre which includes much of the village of West Mystic and many buildings from the 19th century.
Sixpenny Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.33445° or 41° 20′ 4″ northLongitude
-71.98132° or 71° 58′ 53″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HC82M9+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 187828274OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4843111Wikidata ID
Q31830874
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In Other Languages
“Sixpenny Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sixpenny Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Noank Village Boatyard and Ram Point.
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