Captain Knapp Island

Captain Knapp Island is an islet in Greenwich, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Captain Knapp Island is situated nearby to the locality Lowther Point, as well as near Brush Island.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Bluff Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bruce Museum and Bruce Park.

Bruce Museum

Museum

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

The Bruce Museum is an art, science and natural history museum located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Bruce's main building sits on a hill in a downtown park, and its tower can be easily seen by drivers passing by on Interstate 95.

Bruce Park

Park

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Cos Cob station

Railway station

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

Cos Cob station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Cos Cob district of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverside and Cos Cob.

Riverside

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Riverside is a neighborhood/section in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 8,843. Riverside is situated 2 miles northeast of Captain Knapp Island.

Cos Cob

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cos Cob is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. It is located on the Connecticut shoreline in southern Fairfield County. Cos Cob is situated 2 miles north of Captain Knapp Island.

Old Greenwich

Suburb

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Old Greenwich is a coastal village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Greenwich had a population of 6,962. The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich. Old Greenwich is situated 2 miles northeast of Captain Knapp Island.

Captain Knapp Island

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Greenwich, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Fairfield County, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.0109° or 41° 0′ 39″ north

Longitude

-73.59914° or 73° 35′ 57″ west

Open location code

87H82C62+98

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43399909

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5282596

Wikidata ID

Q31825220

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Captain Knapp Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bluff Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lowther Point and Brush Island.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salt Rock and Diving Island.

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