Brush Island

Brush Island is an island in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Brush Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Belle Haven, as well as near the suburb Cos Cob.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bruce Museum and Greenwich station.

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.

Greenwich station

Railway station

Photo: Picabu, Public domain.

Greenwich station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line located in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Bruce Park

Park

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwich and Cos Cob.

Greenwich

Photo: Quintinsoloviev, CC BY 4.0.

Greenwich is a town of about 60,000 in Fairfield County, southwestern Connecticut. It is one of the wealthiest communities in America and is blessed with lush and beautiful scenery and many large and impressive houses.

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 northeast of Brush Island.

Byram

Suburb

Byram is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Byram had a population of 4,493. Byram is situated 2½ miles west of Brush Island.

Brush Island

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

41.01065° or 41° 0′ 38″ north

Longitude

-73.61346° or 73° 36′ 49″ west

Open location code

87H8296P+7J

GeoNames ID

5282988

Wikidata ID

Q31825229

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In Other Languages

“Brush Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Brush Island”

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Localities in the Area

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