Fishers Island

Fishers Island is an island in Suffolk County, New York. Fishers Island is situated nearby to the suburb Groton Long Point, as well as near the neighborhood Noank Historic District.

Type: Island
Description: island in Suffolk County, New York, United States of America
Also known as: “Fisher’s Island”, “Munnawtawkit”, “Vischer’s Island”, and “Wick-a-pos-sett”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isabella Beach and North Dumpling Island.

Isabella Beach

Beach

Photo: Clifford Anderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

North Dumpling Island is a two-acre island in Fishers Island Sound of Long Island Sound, one mi off the coast of Connecticut, south of Groton, within the territory of the town of Southold on Long Island in New York State. North Dumpling Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Fishers Island.

Dumpling Light

Lighthouse

North Dumpling Light is a lighthouse on North Dumpling Island in Long Island Sound off Fishers Island, New York, United States. It was constructed in 1849, rebuilt in 1871, and deactivated in 1959, with the aid to navigation being moved to an automated metal tower placed nearby. Dumpling Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Fishers Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fishers Island and Groton Long Point.

Fishers Island

Village

Photo: Irishkevin2, Public domain.

Fishers Island is an island within the town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It lies at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, two miles off the southeastern coast of Connecticut, across Fishers Island Sound. Fishers Island is situated 2 miles west of Fishers Island.

Groton Long Point

Suburb

Photo: Philcomanforterie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Groton Long Point is located within the town of Groton, on Fishers Island Sound, in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The year-round population was 518 at the 2010 census. Groton Long Point is situated 3 miles northwest of Fishers Island.

Noank Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Noank Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic main part of the village of Noank in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The district contains a distinctive assortment of mid-to-late 19th-century residential architecture that is notable for its often picturesque woodwork. Noank Historic District is situated 3½ miles north of Fishers Island.

Fishers Island

Category: landform
Location: Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.27315° or 41° 16′ 23″ north

Longitude

-71.98174° or 71° 58′ 54″ west

Elevation

-20 feet (-6 metres)

Open location code

87HC72F9+78

GeoNames ID

5117262

Wikidata ID

Q49638093

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Fishers Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fishers Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, New York, Suffolk County, lat 41,27, long -71,98)”
Cebuano: “Fishers Island”
Turkish: “Fishers Adası”

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