Chimon Island

Chimon Island is an island in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Chimon Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Round Beach, as well as near Harborview.

Type: Island
Description: island in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Chimmons Island”, “Mamachimins Island”, and “Sheffield on the Sound”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manresa Island and Peck Ledge Light.

Manresa Island

Island

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Manresa Island is an island located in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the mouth of Norwalk Harbor in the Long Island Sound. The earliest name for the landform was Boutons Island, which dates to 1664.

Peck Ledge Light, also known as "Peck Ledge Lighthouse", is a sparkplug lighthouse in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States, southeast of Norwalk Harbor and northeast of Goose Island among the Norwalk Islands on Long Island Sound.

Sheffield Island

Islet

Photo: American, Public domain.

Sheffield Island is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Chimon Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Norwalk and East Norwalk.

South Norwalk

Suburb

Photo: JohnOwensCT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Norwalk is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut which corresponds to the city's Second Taxing District. Often referred to as SoNo, the neighborhood was originally settled as Old Well, then chartered as the city of South Norwalk on August 18, 1870. South Norwalk is situated 2½ miles northwest of Chimon Island.

East Norwalk

Village

Photo: StephenTS42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

East Norwalk is a neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. It is located mostly in Norwalk's third taxing district with segments of its northernmost area within the first and fifth taxing districts. East Norwalk is situated 2½ miles north of Chimon Island.

Rowayton

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Rowayton is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange. Rowayton is situated 2½ miles west of Chimon Island.

Chimon Island

Category: landform
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.06593° or 41° 3′ 57″ north

Longitude

-73.39178° or 73° 23′ 30″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87H83J85+97

GeoNames ID

5283977

Wikidata ID

Q31825259

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In Other Languages

“Chimon Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Chimon Island”

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