Tuxis Island
Tuxis Island, sometimes uncommonly spelled Tunxis, is a small, uninhabited island about 1,029 feet off the shore of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut in the United States.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Madison, Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Pocuckwannauns”, “Tuck Island”, “Tuck’s Island”, “Tucks Island”, “Turk’s Island”, and “Turks Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Gull Rock and Deacon John Grave House.
Gull Rock
Islet
Gull Rock is a small rock ledge 542 feet off the coast of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut.
Deacon John Grave House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Samson Rock
Stone
Samson or Sampson's Rock is a glacial erratic boulder in Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison and Clinton.
Tuxis Island
- Category: landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.26593° or 41° 15′ 57″ north
Longitude
-72.60176° or 72° 36′ 6″ west
Open location code
87H9798X+97
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Tuxis Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tuxis Island”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Middle Beach and Madison Center.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gull Rock and Madison Reef.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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