Yellow Rock

Yellow Rock is an island in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Yellow Rock is situated nearby to the village Rowayton, as well as near the hamlet Harborview.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sheffield Island and Sheffield Island Light.

Sheffield Island

Islet

Photo: American, Public domain.

Sheffield Island is an islet.

Sheffield Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Sheffield Island Light is a historic lighthouse located at the southern end of the Norwalk Islands in Norwalk, Connecticut. It marks the west side of the mouth of the Norwalk River on northern Long Island Sound.

Manresa Island

Island

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Manresa Island is an island located in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the mouth of Norwalk Harbor in the Long Island Sound. The earliest name for the landform was Boutons Island, which dates to 1664.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowayton and Boston Post Road Historic District.

Rowayton is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange.

Boston Post Road Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Boston Post Road Historic District encompasses a cross-section of residential architectural styles representative of much of the history of Darien, Connecticut.

Darien

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Darien is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast. Situated on the Long Island Sound between the cities of Stamford and Norwalk, Darien is a commuter town for New York City.

Yellow Rock

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

41.06149° or 41° 3′ 41″ north

Longitude

-73.4254° or 73° 25′ 31″ west

Open location code

87H83H6F+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359272470

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4846201

Wikidata ID

Q31831520

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In Other Languages

“Yellow Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Yellow Rock”

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