Nells 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Fowler Island”, “Fowler’s Island”, “Harvey Island”, “Knell’s Island”, “Mister Knells Island”, and “Nell’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area and Goose Island.
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.
Goose Island
Island
Goose Island is an island owned by Stratford, Connecticut below I-95 in the Housatonic River. The island is currently a set of three islets due to erosion running north–south near the Stratford bank of the river.
Duck Island
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 in the Area
Nearby places include Stratford Center Historic District and Stratford.
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.
Stratford is a town in Connecticut. Stratford, Connecticut was founded in 1639. It is in New England and located on the Long Island Sound. It is east of the Housatonic River and it also part of Fairfield County.
Devon
Village
The village of Devon is a neighborhood of the city of Milford, Connecticut, United States. It lies on the southwest corner of the city bordering Long Island Sound and the mouth of the Housatonic River.
Nells Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.18482° or 41° 11′ 5″ northLongitude
-73.11622° or 73° 6′ 58″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H85VMM+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 359266529OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Nells Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nells Island”
- Dutch: “Nells Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Nells”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rivercliff and Cedar Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bond’s Dock and Shakespeare Park.
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