Rhode Island Rocks

Rhode Island Rocks is a reef in Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Rhode Island Rocks is situated nearby to the islet Jack Island, as well as near Grass Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marion Castle and Stamford Light.

Marion Castle

Building

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The Marion Castle, also known as Terre Bonne, is located at 1 Rogers Road in the Shippan Point section of Stamford, Connecticut. It was built in 1914 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1982. Marion Castle is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Rhode Island Rocks.

Stamford Light

Lighthouse

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Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Chatham Rock off of Stamford, Connecticut. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Stamford Light is situated 1 mile south of Rhode Island Rocks.

Our Lady Star of the Sea Church

Church

Our Lady Star of the Sea is a Roman Catholic church in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Our Lady Star of the Sea Church is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Rhode Island Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shippan Point and South End of Stamford.

Shippan Point

Neighborhood

Shippan Point is the southernmost neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, United States, located on a peninsula in Long Island Sound. Street names such as Ocean Drive West and Lighthouse Way reflect the neighborhood's shoreline location.

South End of Stamford

Neighborhood

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The South End of Stamford, Connecticut is a neighborhood located at the southern end of the city, just south of the Downtown neighborhood. The South End is a peninsula bordered by Downtown Stamford and Interstate 95 to the north and almost totally by water on all other sides, with few streets linking it to other neighborhoods.

Old Greenwich

Suburb

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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 1½ miles west of Rhode Island Rocks.

Rhode Island Rocks

Type: Reef
Category: landform
Location: Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.02815° or 41° 1′ 41″ north

Longitude

-73.5354° or 73° 32′ 7″ west

Open location code

87H82FH7+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359268090

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

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