Thistle Island

Thistle Island is an islet in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Thistle Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakeside Woods, as well as near Atchison Cove.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Candlelight Farms Airport and Lake Mauweehoo.

Candlelight Farms Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Godsfriendchuck, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Candlelight Farms Airport is a privately owned, public-use airfield located in New Milford, Connecticut, United States.

Lake Mauweehoo

Reservoir

Lake Mauweehoo is a 31-acre man-made lake in the town of Sherman, Connecticut. It was created in 1906 to support a community of people who moved to rural Connecticut from New York City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sherman and Quaker Hill.

Sherman

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Sherman is a town in the Litchfield Hills in the state of Connecticut. Although Sherman is the smallest town in Fairfield County, it has been nominated as the best small town in Connecticut.

Quaker Hill is a hamlet in the town of Pawling in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The community shares its name with the twelve-mile-long ridge on which it is located; the ridge is located near the Connecticut state line. Quaker Hill is situated 3½ miles northwest of Thistle Island.

New Milford

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New Milford is a historic New England town on the western side of Connecticut. It is the largest town in the state and is just under 2 hours away from New York City.

Thistle Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Categories: island, locality, and landform
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.55753° or 41° 33′ 27″ north

Longitude

-73.48111° or 73° 28′ 52″ west

Elevation

423 feet (129 metres)

Open location code

87H8HG59+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43639559

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4844166

Wikidata ID

Q31831246

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Thistle Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Thistle Island”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lakeside Woods and Atchison Cove.

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Highlights include Hubbell Mountain Farm and Briggs Hill.

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