Wheeler Island
Wheeler Island is an island in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Wheeler Island is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the hamlet Hoadley Neck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Governor Island and Rogers Island.
Governor Island
Island
Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round.
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.
Davis Island
Island
Davis Island, one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, was the site of President William Howard Taft's "Summer White House".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford Point Historic District.
Stony Creek
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry.
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
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Wheeler Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Mononotto Island” and “Wheeler Island/Ghost Island”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.25977° or 41° 15′ 35″ northLongitude
-72.75265° or 72° 45′ 10″ westOpen location code
87H9765W+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 219564004OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4845651
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