Calf Islands
Calf Island, between 27.5-acre The island is open for visitors; although, as of the summer of 2006, it was getting relatively few of them. The island is the largest one in Greenwich waters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Calf Island”, “Calves Islands”, “Echo Islands”, “Little Calves Island”, “Shin Island”, and “Shin Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Captain Island and Great Captain Island Light.
Great Captain Island
Islet
Great Captain Island, also known more familiarly as "Great Captain's Island," is an island off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut. The 17.2-acre island is the largest of a three-island group that also includes Little Captain and Wee Captain.
Great Captain Island Light
Lighthouse
Great Captain Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Great Captain Island in the western Long Island Sound off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
Port Chester station
Railway station
Photo: Lee Cannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Chester station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Port Chester, New York. The station is the northernmost station on the line in New York before crossing into Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byram and Port Chester.
Byram
Village
Byram is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in the town of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had a population of 4,146 at the 2010 census, and a census-estimated population of 4,216 in 2018.
Port Chester
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Chester is a village in the U.S. state of New York and the largest part of the town of Rye in Westchester County by population. At the 2010 U.S. census, the village had a population of 28,967 and was the fifth-most populous village in New York State.
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.
Calf Islands
- Categories: island, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.99281° or 40° 59′ 34″ northLongitude
-73.63994° or 73° 38′ 24″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Operator
Young Mens Christian AssociationOpen location code
87G8X9V6+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 43398851OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5283243Wikidata ID
Q5019565
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Calf Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Calf Island”
- Cebuano: “Calf Islands”
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