Wheeler Rock

Wheeler Rock is an island in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Wheeler Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Harbor View, as well as near Duck Island Roads.

Type: Island
Description: island in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Wheelers Rock”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cedar Island and Clinton station.

Cedar Island

Island

Cedar Island is a former island in Long Island Sound belonging to the town of Clinton, Connecticut in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Currently the island is a peninsula attached to Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Connecticut due to the filling of the strait in a public works project to improve flow of the Hammonasset River through Clinton Harbor.

Clinton station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clinton station is a regional rail station served by the CT Rail Shore Line East service located near downtown Clinton, Connecticut. The station has two side platforms connected by a footbridge.

Hammonasset Beach State Park

Beach

Photo: rickpilot 2000, CC BY 2.0.

Hammonasset Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying two miles of beach front on Long Island Sound in the town of Madison, Connecticut, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clinton and Madison.

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.

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.

Westbrook

Town

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Westbrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 6,769 at the 2020 census. Westbrook is situated 4½ miles northeast of Wheeler Rock.

Wheeler Rock

Categories: locality and landform
Location: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.25649° or 41° 15′ 23″ north

Longitude

-72.52787° or 72° 31′ 40″ west

Open location code

87H97F4C+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359272897

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4845657

Wikidata ID

Q31831480

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In Other Languages

“Wheeler Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wheeler Rock”

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Localities in the Area

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