Spectacle Island
Spectacle Island is an island in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Spectacle Island is situated nearby to the village Indian Neck, as well as near the hamlet Double Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Branford station and Rogers Island.
Branford station
Railway station
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Branford station is a station on the Northeast Corridor located in Branford, Connecticut, and served by CT Rail Shore Line East commuter rail service.
Rogers Island
Islet
Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands.
Outer Island
Islet
Outer Island is a 5-acre island located in Long Island Sound. It is one of the Thimble Islands, a small archipelago just south of Stony Creek, a hamlet of Branford, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Branford Point Historic District and Branford.
Branford Point Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Branford Point Historic District is a historic district in Branford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Branford
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Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Branford Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Branford Center is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Branford, Connecticut, United States. The CDP encompasses the traditional town center area and the area known as Branford Point.
Spectacle Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.24594° or 41° 14′ 45″ northLongitude
-72.80443° or 72° 48′ 16″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H965WW+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 359269809OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Spectacle Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spectacle Island”
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