Peck Ledge Light
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.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Pecks Ledge Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manresa Island and Compo Beach.
Manresa Island
Island
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Manresa Island is a former 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. Manresa Island is situated 2 miles west of Peck Ledge Light.
Compo Beach
Beach
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Compo Beach is situated 2 miles northeast of Peck Ledge Light.
East Norwalk Historical Cemetery
Cemetery
Established in c. 1655, the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery is Norwalk's oldest cemetery, and many of the area's first settlers are buried there. The cemetery is owned and maintained by the Third Taxing District, formally known as the East Norwalk Fire District of the Town of Norwalk, and before that it was known as the Down Town School District. East Norwalk Historical Cemetery is situated 2½ miles northwest of Peck Ledge Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Norwalk and South Norwalk.
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 northwest of Peck Ledge Light.
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 3 miles northwest of Peck Ledge Light.
Norwalk
Photo: Noroton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norwalk is a city of 91,000 people in Fairfield County, in the state of Connecticut in the United States of America. It includes the villages of: East Norwalk, West Norwalk, Cranbury, Silvermine, Winnipauk, Wilson Point, Harbor View, Rowayton and South Norwalk, known locally as "SoNo." Norwalk, probably due mostly to its proximity to New York City, is home to many large companies.
Peck Ledge Light
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Westport, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Fairfield County, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.07734° or 41° 4′ 38″ northLongitude
-73.36983° or 73° 22′ 11″ westOpen location code
87H83JGJ+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5659561415OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7158764
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Peck Ledge Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Peck Ledge”
- French: “Phare de Peck Ledge”
- Russian: “Маяк Пек-Ледж”
- Russian: “Маяк рифа Пек”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Goose Island and East White Rock.
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