Duck Island
Duck Island is the one of two islands in the Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It is approximately 100 feet from the end of Milford Point Road, near the Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point and Nells Island.
Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point
The Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point is a nature center and bird sanctuary in Milford, Connecticut, established in 1995. Over 300 different species of bird have been observed at this location.Nells Island
Island
Nells Island is the larger of two islands in the Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It is directly across the river from the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut.
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area
Nature reserve
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area is a 750-acre brackish tidal marsh, nature preserve and hunting area owned by the state of Connecticut located in Devon, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lordship and Stratford Center Historic District.
Lordship
Village
Stratford Center Historic District
Neighborhood
The Stratford Center Historic District is a 220-acre historic district in Stratford, Connecticut. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Stratford
Photo: Igor154, Public domain.Duck Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.17426° or 41° 10′ 27″ north
Longitude
-73.10844° or 73° 6′ 30″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87H85VFR+PJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Duck Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Duck Island”
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