Far Mill Park

Far Mill Park is a park in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Far Mill Park is situated nearby to the village Pine Rock Park, as well as near the hamlet Oronoque Hills North.

Type: Park
Description: park in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Far Mill River Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wooster Island and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.

Wooster Island

Islet

Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River in Orange, Connecticut. The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting. Fishing is legal and considered safe, though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion. Wooster Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Far Mill Park.

Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wxstorm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge carries the controlled-access Merritt Parkway over the Housatonic River, between Stratford and Milford, Connecticut.

Boothe Memorial Park and Museum

Park

Photo: Igor154, Public domain.

Boothe Memorial Park and Museum sits on a 32-acre site in the Putney section of Stratford, Connecticut. Built about 1840 and remodeled in 1914, it is said to be "The Oldest Homestead in America," since it sits on the foundations of a 1663 house, and has been continuously occupied. Boothe Memorial Park and Museum is situated 2 miles south of Far Mill Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Putney and Milford.

Putney

Hamlet

Putney is a section in the north end of Stratford, Connecticut. The area includes Boothe Memorial Park and Museum and Putney Chapel and abuts the neighborhood of Oronoque. Putney is situated 2 miles south of Far Mill Park.

Milford

Photo: Fadein, CC0.

Milford is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is bordered to the south by Long Island sound, to the west by the Housatonic river, to the North by the town of Orange, and to the east by the town of West Haven.

Derby

Town

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately 8 miles west-northwest of New Haven. It is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers. Derby is situated 4 miles north of Far Mill Park.

Far Mill Park

Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.26366° or 41° 15′ 49″ north

Longitude

-73.10353° or 73° 6′ 13″ west

Elevation

161 feet (49 metres)

Open location code

87H87V7W+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43398864

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

GeoNames ID

4834242

Wikidata ID

Q31815983

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Far Mill Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Far Mill Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pine Rock Park and Oronoque Hills North.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Far Mill Ruins and Pearl Bach Open Space.

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