Bear Island
Bear Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut, USA. It is the site to a former granite quarry, which exported high-quality pink granite to such constructions as the Lincoln Memorial, Grant's Tomb and the base of the Statue of Liberty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Bare Island”, “Big Curtis Island”, and “Curtis Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Pumpkin Island and Davis Island.
Little Pumpkin Island
Island
Little Pumpkin Island is an island in the Thimble Islands archipelago. It was named because the owner entered a pumpkin-growing contest for the biggest pumpkin, but ended up rearing the smallest of the entries.
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".
Money Island
Islet
Money Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It is named after a legend that Captain Kidd buried his treasure there.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Guilford.
Stony Creek
Suburb
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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.
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.
Guilford Historic Town Center
Locality
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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, south to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bear Island.
Bear Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.25533° or 41° 15′ 19″ northLongitude
-72.74122° or 72° 44′ 28″ westOpen location code
87H97745+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 219564023OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Bear Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bear Island”
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