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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in 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 include 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. It is 883 square feet in size and made of glacial granite.
Deacon John Grave House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Deacon John Grave House, located at 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, Connecticut, is a saltbox house that was built by Deacon John Grave in 1681. The Grave family lived in the house for 300 years.
Samson Rock
Stone
Samson or Sampson's Rock is a glacial erratic boulder in Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut that, according to Algonquin legend, was formed by Odziozo the giant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madison and Clinton.
Madison
Photo: Stc leo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madison is a town in New Haven County of Connecticut. It is in the central part of the Connecticut shoreline. The population of Madison was around 18,000 as of 2014. Much of Madison is known for its pricey, historical homes and its miles of beach.
Clinton
Photo: Jeff Bellinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clinton is a Connecticut center shoreline town between the Greater New Haven and Connecticut River Valley regions.
Guilford
Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.
Tuxis Island
- Category: landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Tuxis Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Tuxis Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tuxis Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Middle Beach and Madison Center.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gull Rock and Madison Reef.
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