Burr Island
Burr Island is an island in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Burr Island is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the hamlet Hoadley Neck.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District and Rogers Island.
Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District
Park
The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.
Rogers Island
Islet
Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands.
Governor Island
Island
Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stony Creek and Branford.
Stony Creek
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Branford
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Branford Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Branford Center is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Branford, Connecticut, United States. The CDP encompasses the traditional town center area and the area known as Branford Point.
Burr Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.26348° or 41° 15′ 49″ northLongitude
-72.75499° or 72° 45′ 18″ westOpen location code
87H9767W+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 324251294OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Burr Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Burr Island”
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